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Mystery Technique #111

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ANSWER TO MYSTERY TECHNIQUE #110:

It’s amazing how many times acrylic ink can be layered on Yupo without losing its transparency! As you may have guessed, this is part of the same painting as Mystery Technique #109. It’s fun to apply the paint with pipettes; the smaller ones give you more control but have a tendency to clog up, so it’s important to keep them clean. To increase the sense of depth and texture in the first few layers, I waited until the edges of the shape dried and then removed most of the remaining paint.

Sneak Previews & Upcoming Workshops!

I’m delighted to announce my selection by Metro Arts as a Thrive Mentor for the inaugural cohort of their Thrive Community Practice Artist Incubator! My own Thrive project was such a wonderful experience; there’s a closeup of my installation at the Richland Park Library Branch above. I’ll be sharing more details about this exciting opportunity in the coming months. You can read about the selected artists and their proposed projects here:

https://www.metroartsnashville.com/post/thrive-cycle-2-awards-community-practice-artist-incubator

Start the new year with a relaxing Forest Bathing walk at Beaman Park on January 15! You can find the details on their website here:

https://www.nashville.gov/departments/parks/nature-centers-and-natural-areas/beaman-park-nature-center

If you’re eager to explore new painting techniques in 2022, join me on January 22 for Painting in Water Media at the Franklin Recreation Center! Tales of the Understory, Part 3 is above, and Out to Lunch is below. Can you spot the different media in each image? You can find all the details about the workshop here: https://apm.activecommunities.com/wcpr/Activity_Search/painting-with-water-media/17083

And 2022 marks my return to teaching at Cheekwood! My workshop will be in March; I’ll have more details to share next month. Happy New Year!

Mystery Technique #110

Curious about the techniques used here? You can learn more next month if you’ve signed up for email updates!

ANSWER TO MYSTERY TECHNIQUE #109:

Amazing things can happen when you work on Yupo! Since it’s waterproof paper, I used a stiff brush to get it wet, then added diluted acrylic ink and Winsor & Newton’s Granulation Medium. As it started to dry, I dropped in stronger color, then sprayed it with water to manipulate the paint.