Spot varnish: if it works for printers...works for me...

...took some free time today (in-between raking leaves) to do an experiment with another one of my infamous "collection of the artist" painting. I used both mat and high gloss varnishes in specific areas to create additional textures on this piece. The end result is evidently not the apotheosis of my artistic career...on the other hand, using varnish as a means to jazz up uninteresting surfaces (e.g., large black areas) does have potential with acrylics.