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Find paint colors
This scrap was created years ago so finding the exact colors I used will be unlikely. The triad I used for my last project will work! That was easy!
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The search for paper
Since this is a an experiment I want to use scrap paper. Voila! I can use this as the colors are going to be a nice base for new washes! Draw image lightly on paper.
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Inspiration!
I found this photo and it inspired me to try to recreate it using wc washes and maybe some pastel.
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On my way home
Saw this forsythia bush against a blue grey building on Hoosick St in Troy. No way to stop and take a photo. Done from memory.
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Trying something new
Watercolor artist Sarah Yeoman shared a technique using a triad of transparent red, yellow and blue paints diluted in a spray bottle to add atmosphere to a painting. Her demo was of a landscape that used heavy masking and brushed layers of the paints applied wet on wet to create beautiful variations of darks. Then…
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Thinking of breasts
My recent experience with an abnormal mammogram has me thinking about breasts, their uniqueness and beauty. I selected one of our figures from the Croquis class that I thought highlighted the breasts to use for my painting.
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