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Mystery Technique #134

January 20, 2024 – 4:24 pm

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ANSWER TO MYSTERY TECHNIQUE #133:

After sketching the cardinal on tracing paper, I used a light box to transfer the drawing onto watercolor paper. Next I mixed several reds for the first layer and added a little New Gamboge to the beak. When this layer dried, I rewet the paper, then painted bluish black next to the beak before quickly adding another layer of red. I came in wet-in-wet with a pale brownish gray to suggest darker feathers and shadows; to control the results, I kept this color drier than the red. I finished the eye, beak, and feet with watercolor pencils and stippling with a .005 Micron black pen.

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Upcoming Classes & Walk!

December 31, 2023 – 5:17 pm

Happy New Year! Why not start 2024 by learning something new? Although my January workshops are already full, there’s still room in 3 different series of classes. Practical Color Theory meets for 4 weeks from 1-3 pm at the Franklin Recreation Center and begins on Tuesday, January 9. Come join us for a temporary escape from the grays days as you discover how to mix the colors you want and avoid mud. All the details are here:

https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/wcpr/activity/search/detail/25593

If you’re looking for a different kind of adventure, then join me for a 6-week painting series. You can choose from 2 different locations! Explore Painting in Water Media on Mondays from 10 am – 1 pm at the Gordon Jewish Community Center. The first class is January 22, and you can learn more here:

https://www.nashvillejcc.org/main/madeline-pargh-arts-crafts-center/

Join us on Wednesdays at Art & Soul for Follow the Flow — Water Media Adventures. We start at 10 am on January 24, and you can sign up here:

https://www.artandsoulnashville.com/Teacher-Bios/elizabeth-sanford

End your January with a relaxing and meditative Forest Bathing walk at beautiful Beaman Park! Join us from 1-2:30 pm on Saturday, January 27. You can register by emailing beamanpark@nashville.gov.

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Mystery Technique #133

December 20, 2023 – 6:30 pm

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ANSWER TO MYSTERY TECHNIQUE #132:

First I created irregular branching shapes by applying diluted acrylic gloss medium with a pipette. I let these dry before painting the paper with a watercolor mixture, which only partially adhered to the acrylic. After this layer dried, I used a brush to spatter the surface with diluted acrylic gloss medium and white acrylic ink and also added a few lines with a white Posca pen. Once the spatters dried, I rewet the painting and blotted with paper towels to partially lift off the watercolor paint; this left soft halos around some of the spatters.

I then let the painting dry before adding more white Posca pen lines and finishing with a wet-in-wet mixture of French Ultramarine and Permanent Rose.

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