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Pour A Painting
by Connie "Zekas" Bailey WCWS
| In starting a pour, I take time to think
about what I want to express. This includes harmonious color,
interesting surface texture, mood, etc. In Japanese Rubies,
I was striving for the many layers of shapes in the pond, the mystery of
the pond.
Here Is the List for Getting Started
Paper D’ Arches 140lb cold press
Liquid Mask
Pick Up
Chopstick
Watercolors red, yellow, blue of your choice (I used WN New Gamboge,
Holbein Opera, WN Cobalt Blue)
Paper Cups
Squirt Bottle
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Japanese Rubies
by
Connie "Zekas" Bailey |
| After I have my drawing done, I mask out the shapes
that I want to keep light.
I dilute the paint. Squeeze out about an inch of paint into the
bottom of a paper cup of each color. Then squirt water into the paint to
liquefy to desired color saturation. With my drawing on a piece of gator
board, outside, I wet the paper with the spray bottle so that it is
moist and uneven leading to a more spontaneous flow of the paint. Let
Dry completely then take off the mask and start over remasking some old
and some new shapes where called for in your painting, as many times as
needed to achieve desired results. Colors remain luminous as they mix on
the paper.
Whenever you try a new approach it seems strange and wrong but this
is part of the process of growth, experiment reach out and explore the
possibilities, most of all enjoy. |
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