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Can anyone break down what this painter is doing technically?

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I think this piece is really stunning, but I lack the artistic expertise to understand or communicate what's going on in it that makes it great. The piece is "The world is spinning around" by Sarah Shaw.

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It looks like a lot of smearing of wet paint over dry underlayers. For an experiment cover a small canvas in a layer of oil paint and then use a large brush or rag to wipe out /lift out some shapes. If you want you can paint the canvas first in one color in acrylic like purple or blue and let it dry. Then paint black oil paint over that dry acrylic and proceed to wipe out various shapes. You willl see the same effects.
 
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It looks like a lot of smearing of wet paint over dry underlayers. For an experiment cover a small canvas in a layer of oil paint and then use a large brush or rag to wipe out /lift out some shapes. If you want you can paint the canvas first in one color in acrylic like purple or blue and let it dry. Then paint black oil paint over that dry acrylic and proceed to wipe out various shapes. You willl see the same effects.
Thank you so much for your reply. Would you have any recommendations for other painters to check out if I really like this piece that I posted?
 
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