This is a closeup of Unseen Omens II, one of the wall-hung watercolor sculptures from my Reshaping the Shadows exhibition. Wonder how I layered the space to create depth? You can find out next month if you’ve signed up for email updates; I’ll reveal the details in April!
ANSWER TO MYSTERY TECHNIQUE #66:
I began by painting a layer of branching shapes with a diluted mixture of Winsor & Newton Permanent Masking Fluid, acrylic matte medium, and acrylic white ink on 300 lb. Arches watercolor paper. After it dried, I wet the entire surface and used pipettes to drop diluted Hydrus watercolors mixed with Winsor & Newton Granulation Medium. The branching shapes of the first layer acted as resist, creating varied textural effects. After the paper dried, I used a craft knife to cut out tree shapes, then added shadows and magenta edges:
Now it’s the first layer of Keeping Secrets, a new watercolor sculpture.
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