Method of Work
Cotton rag
watercolor paper is soaked in water and then
fastened to a board and allowed to dry. This
process stretches the paper and permits the
introduction of watercolor washes which will not
cause the paper to buckle excessively.
I use the highest quality paints and materials available. All pigments used are permanent with no fugitive colors permitted. Watercolor, like other paints, is a pigment suspended in a binder. In this case the binder is gum Arabic. The medium used for dispersing the paint is water.
I use the highest quality paints and materials available. All pigments used are permanent with no fugitive colors permitted. Watercolor, like other paints, is a pigment suspended in a binder. In this case the binder is gum Arabic. The medium used for dispersing the paint is water.
When a subject
lends itself to further effort, I work in
drybrush. This is a watercolor style that
involves squeezing most of the water from the
brush and working primarily with the watercolor
paint alone.
This type of painting usually requires a great deal more time to execute, but the results can be quite satisfying.
This type of painting usually requires a great deal more time to execute, but the results can be quite satisfying.
An additional
medium employed is Egg Tempera.
The Egg Tempera medium is one of the most demanding available to the artist. This involves the use of dry pigments combined with a mixture of distilled water and egg yolk.
Tempera provides a luminosity that is almost impossible to duplicate in any other medium.
The Egg Tempera medium is one of the most demanding available to the artist. This involves the use of dry pigments combined with a mixture of distilled water and egg yolk.
Tempera provides a luminosity that is almost impossible to duplicate in any other medium.