Although the painting did not turn out, I have always loved this isolated area because of the colours and textures. Crackle paste, thick gel, and a shell pressed into modelling paste were three of the mediums I used
When I placed a fern over the the dry paint on the plexiglass of the monoprint, “Ferns and Fiddle Heads,” the pre-soaked paper remained white underneath after being pressed onto it. When the poured watercolours and inks were wet, as in, “Tinted with...
Kneading stretch wrap over poured, wet watercolour will create fine lines as seen in “Shamanic Dance,” whereas waxed paper creates thicker lines and shapes which you can see in this segment of ‘Spirit of the South Shore.” Waxed paper needs to...
Salt absorbs the watercolour paints and leaves white “sparkles” as you can see in “I have Come to Play, Not to Conquer” on the right. In “The Protectress” on the left the salt created “blossoms” of various colours in the...
The birch trees in the painting to the right were created by applying torn strips of masking tape to dry paper before pouring. Randomly flung Rubber Cement made the swirly lines. Once dry, the Rubber Cement is removed by rolling your finger along it. ...
I would love to share thoughts on techniques, products, books, concepts … relating to art every Friday, and hope you will join in with your experiences and photos. It is Thursday evening and so I am jumping the gun a little. But, I wanted to mention the...
