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Mystery Technique # 166

September 20, 2026 – 6:45 pm

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ANSWER TO MYSTERY TECHNIQUE #165:

This was inspired by a series of memorable dreams, including several with transforming tigers. Mystery Technique #164 was part of the same painting, which started as an expressive wet-in-wet sky with a dreamlike atmosphere. I added the dream tiger and other images with watercolor pencils, varying the pressure to create lost-and-found edges and mimic the elusive nature of dreams.

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Mystery Technique

Mystery Technique #165

August 20, 2026 – 5:37 pm

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ANSWER TO MYSTERY TECHNIQUE #164:

Intriguing effects can happen at the boundaries between wet and dry areas! I started with a large puddle of water and then dropped in diluted watercolors with pipettes before tilting the paper back and forth to make the wet paint run. I also added some Winsor & Newton Granulation Medium, which helped create the veining effect. After all the liquid evaporated, I painted the top with a mixture of watercolor and gouache for contrast. I let this layer dry before emphasizing some of the edges with watercolor pencils.

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Mystery Technique #161

April 20, 2026 – 10:51 pm

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ANSWER TO MYSTERY TECHNIQUE #160:

It’s surprising how little paint and water you need for this technique! After painting the yellow center, I worked on each petal separately. First I wet the petal shape; then I touched a damp brush to undiluted Quinacridone Magenta and quickly applied it in the direction of the petal’s growth, using another damp brush to blend it in and mimic the pansy’s texture. I continued painting with 2 brushes in the same way to finish the first layer of each petal. For the 2nd layer, I put a little undiluted Winsor Violet in a third brush and continued blending the strokes in the same way.

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