Monthly Archives: November 2008

Serendipitous Caricatures

A few days ago I posted on using a piece of gesso coated paper for testing Daniel Smith’s Duochrome w/c paints on. Then I developed part of that to another painting.  Well, I looked at piece today and thought it … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving

Today we celebrate Thanksgiving in the United States. And, truly it is a time of thanksgiving. I hope you all have had a great feast today.  And keep your brushes wet!

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Progress on Duochrome

After looking at the image on my last post I thought I could see where to go with that particular painting.  Worked on this while I was still fresh this morning. I think it’s at the point that I’ll put … Continue reading

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Camera or Scanner For Images

I did manage to check out the desert bronze duochrome paint on another piece of paper I’ve been experimenting on–without any decent results. The stuff is very, very hard to photograph the effects. It affects the meter readings on the … Continue reading

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Watercolor Duochrome Paints

This is a little older painting from before I got so wild. Anyway, I thought it would be interesting to show what happens with Daniel Smith’s Duochrome watercolor paints. This piece was done with only one color–Desert Bronze. When you … Continue reading

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Another Card Cover

Here’s another recent card for a birthday of a friend and patron.  Happy Birthday Mary!  It’s basis was a failed painting that I cut in pieces–the same painting that the post on November 14,  came from.  I’m also working on … Continue reading

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It’s A Carnival

I’ve been working on my computer doing mundane things–trying to clear some of the stuff off my desk, so I’ll post a painting I did last winter sometime late. It too, is done over a previous painting. The edges are … Continue reading

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Demo Revisited

This is an old painting that as a demo at SWMWS I gessoed over–mixed with some acrylic paint, as a way to use paper and rehabilitte old paintings. Using this technique often times the old painting underneath shows through in … Continue reading

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Another Demo project

At the SWMWS meeting in October one of the things I demonstrated about using Yupo and acrylic inks was the ability to remove the ink, and wipe it clean if needed.  I started part of a half sheet of medium … Continue reading

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Great Visit to Chicago

We had a great time in Chicago visiting with old friends. Unfortunately I didn’t have any paints with me, but wouldn’t have been able to use them as we were on the go pretty much all the time.  So much … Continue reading

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