Technique

What is truly fascinating and brilliant about Francis Bacon's technique/work is that he had no formal training. One can see his roots as a furniture designer in his work, his confident spacial structures and lines that describe the setting for his subject.
In terms of technique, he only improvises, learning mainly through trial and error which gave him such an intimate understanding of his tools and media that his creations can appear to be spontaneous and carefree. But this 'carefree-ness' is more often than not an illusion. Though he rarely made any preparations for his work it becomes more and more apparent on acquaintance with his works that, whether intuitively or consciously, he was obsessively involved the structure and appearance.