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Home » Amazing Acrylic Landscape Painting Demo by Artist Maxim Grunin

Amazing Acrylic Landscape Painting Demo by Artist Maxim Grunin

July 15, 2010 by Ralph S 12 Comments

I often browse around YouTube and other video-sharing websites for new talent to post here on my blog. Today I hit the motherload! The following is a two-part video demonstration of a landscape by the amazingly talented artist Maxim Grunin. I was in absolute awe when I watched Maxim create this acrylic landscape painting. When you see the finished product, you will be amazed as well, considering how quickly Maxim painted it. The finished painting looks as though it took weeks to create. It seems so complicated, but Maxim makes it look so easy. We can all learn a thing or two from this artist. I hope you enjoy this demonstration as much as I did, and I hope this inspires you to create something equally impressive.

Thanks for making this video available, Maxim! We appreciate you sharing your techniques with us. If you want to see more of Maxim’s videos, please follow this link to view his YouTube Page. You can also visit his blog by following this link.

Acrylic Landscape Painting Demonstration by Maxim Grunin

Maxim Grunin, a contemporary Canadian painter with a Master of Fine Arts, shares insights into his creative process and the conception of his artwork. He begins by discussing how his experiences wandering through parks, ravines, and conservation areas inspire him to capture these temporary, sublime moments in his paintings. Grunin explains his technical approach, starting with preparing a blank cotton canvas, priming, and sanding it for a smoother painting surface. He prefers using acrylics and a palette knife for painting landscapes, focusing on elements like perspective, gradient, transparency, and opacity to achieve desired effects. Grunin also mentions techniques to adjust colors and temperatures in his paintings, such as glazing with transparent washes.

He highlights the importance of combining abstract elements with representational ones in his work, using techniques like splashing, splattering, and pouring paint to avoid over-detailing and maintain a sense of freshness and spontaneity. Composition is crucial in his art, aiming to keep viewers engaged and integrated within the painting’s environment. Grunin’s approach is to preserve his work’s raw, almost unfinished quality while building it up to appear complete, emphasizing the joy and fun he experiences in the painting process.

Filed Under: Acrylic Painting, Landscape/Plein Air

Comments

  1. LA Richard says

    July 23, 2010 at 3:15 pm

    Very awesome painting! The camera work was just enough to give us aspiring painters some ideas! Thanks!

  2. Lilian says

    July 30, 2010 at 5:06 pm

    Amazing! Just loved watching the artist build the painting little by little! He is a really gifted painter!

  3. linda slasberg says

    July 31, 2010 at 9:37 am

    That was a truly amazing demonstration, I was fascinated even though I had to watch in silence (no sound from my sound card).

    Wonderful

  4. Swastik says

    July 31, 2010 at 10:40 am

    Fantastic ……

    The rhythm with which the painting came to life was just awesome. Don’t have words to express them…….

    Thanks for sharing
    regards

  5. Maxim Grunin says

    September 13, 2010 at 3:08 am

    Thank you for your appreciation! I hope I can continue to make good work and share it with you.
    .-= Maxim Grunin´s last blog ..Landscape Painting by Canadian Artist =-.

  6. rserpe says

    September 13, 2010 at 11:27 am

    You are welcome Maxim! I meant every word I said. You are an amazing artist…. I know you will continue to produce exceptional work.
    – Big Fan

  7. Julia says

    October 8, 2010 at 4:53 pm

    Sorry, my Russian message didn’t work out. I just said thank you, Maxim, for your talant and for sharing it with us.

  8. mickie says

    November 5, 2010 at 8:48 pm

    Oh my, that guys got talent….

  9. Azhar iqbal says

    June 24, 2011 at 3:39 am

    Never enjoyed any other work in progress video as much as this one , loved the way painting came to life . You made it look so easy and full of fun hats off šŸ™‚ Thanks for sharing …

  10. Anonymous says

    November 13, 2012 at 1:56 pm

    Wow. I am stunned. I feel as though I could walk into the painting itself. Such a beautiful piece.

  11. sangamithra says

    November 24, 2012 at 7:28 am

    Thank u , what a beutiful painting !

  12. Carol Curtiss says

    September 27, 2015 at 9:55 am

    Enjoyed watching you paint. I love the subject matter. Just wish I had the guts to use Acrylic paints. But I think that you might have sparked an urge to try again. I noticed you used smaller palettes for mixing, I wasted too much paint by loading up a larger palette and not being able to finish the painting in one sitting. I too see beautiful scenes on walks in the woods. Thank you for the inspiration.

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