Here’s a sneak preview of my latest mixed media piece, Understory IV! It’s currently at Watkins College of Art in the CE Teaching Artist Show, so stop by before July 11 if you’d like to see it in person. I‘ll be sharing some of my techniques in a Mixed Media workshop on July 13, and you can find out the details here:
This Mystery Technique has 2 parts. Wonder how I transform Part 1 into Part 2? You can find out the different steps in my leaf-painting process next month; I’ll share the details in July, so be sure to sign up for email updates!
ANSWER TO MYSTERY TECHNIQUE #81:
This painting represents an exciting new direction for me! I’ve started doing “energy paintings” as a warmup exercise. It’s a great way to loosen up and explore the emotional energy of different color combinations. These are all quickly done with liquid acrylic on large sheets of recycled paper left over from the Lantern Festival:
Most are inspired by the energies from recent dreams:
This painting represents an exciting new direction for me! Curious about the techniques I used? You can find out the details next month if you’ve signed up for email updates; I’ll explain more about it in June!
ANSWER TO MYSTERY TECHNIQUE #80:
White acrylic ink to the rescue! This is part of a sky demo that got too dark and flat in places, so I decided to experiment with some white acrylic ink glazes to lighten the area and add some visual interest. I created a mixture that was equal parts water, white acrylic ink, and Winsor & Newton Granulation Medium. Next I got the paper wet and floated the diluted ink over parts of the painting, tilting the paper to allow the paint to flow and add specks of white on top of the dark. I used a wet brush in places to manipulate the granulated white.
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