tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47547727658661444852024-03-12T22:02:44.572-04:00My Upstairs StudioI'm a professional watermedia painter that focuses on the Lowcountry, Italy and France.<br><br>My paintings are located at www.HelenKBeacham.comHelen K Beacham Fine Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15613179461560581917noreply@blogger.comBlogger360125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754772765866144485.post-32712492692808220982020-08-21T13:20:00.004-04:002020-08-21T13:20:54.681-04:00Studio Clutter Bee<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've now watched a few episodes of HGTV's <a href="https://www.hgtv.com/shows/hot-mess-house" target="_blank">"Hot Mess House"</a> and have gathered that I'm what they call a <a href="https://clutterbug.me/what-clutterbug-are-you-test/bee#:~:text=Bees%20are%20very%20organized%20people,away%20in%20closets%20or%20containers.&text=A%20Bee%20is%20a%20bit,carefully%20sorted%20and%20organized%20categories." target="_blank">CLUTTER BEE </a> (I'm organized but prefer to "see" my frequently used items.)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">So today I created this little corner in my art Studio! It is 43" wide and 24" deep.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3nl8-XukOXY/Xz_5qpmYmPI/AAAAAAABIKg/BeTJYpms0SMC-I9Zkh1VBBsdntkIU6h8gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1260/2020%2B0821%2Bstorage%2B2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="945" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3nl8-XukOXY/Xz_5qpmYmPI/AAAAAAABIKg/BeTJYpms0SMC-I9Zkh1VBBsdntkIU6h8gCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/2020%2B0821%2Bstorage%2B2.jpg" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">From the bottom left: Standing up against the wall are my watercolor papers in plastic bags and cardboard. Above that is my bulletin board. Top center are some Montreal paintings. Under that is a simple shelf, screwed to the wall (I show you a close up next). On the table are all my paints. To the right of the table is a LazySusan with brushes, pencils,etc. Under the table against the back wall are my <a href="https://fredrixartistcanvas.com/archives/1419" target="_blank">Fredrix watercolor canvases</a>. And on the stool are unread art magazines or books, perfect for a quick grab as I head to any appointment where I know I may have to wait a while.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tL5cZOS0ju8/Xz_70Z1N29I/AAAAAAABIKs/jpqbfdFa5cY62OQjkAho_FudjaqBMrV1gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1260/2020%2B0821%2Bstorage%2B3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="1260" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tL5cZOS0ju8/Xz_70Z1N29I/AAAAAAABIKs/jpqbfdFa5cY62OQjkAho_FudjaqBMrV1gCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/2020%2B0821%2Bstorage%2B3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is a closeup of the shelf. It's made of 1x4's and is attached to the wall with an L-bracket. I didn't make it. I found it about 25 years ago either at Goodwill or some such, and figured it was the perfect shape for storage. Since then, it's lived in my attic, till today! 💟</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W7AWAyc4XbI/Xz_8qLyu_YI/AAAAAAABIK0/vC_0yoFggh4XCrfyJ5h9XuNOWvCrFeW6wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1260/2020%2B0821%2Bstorage%2B1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="1260" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W7AWAyc4XbI/Xz_8qLyu_YI/AAAAAAABIK0/vC_0yoFggh4XCrfyJ5h9XuNOWvCrFeW6wCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/2020%2B0821%2Bstorage%2B1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Everything in its place, and easily grab-able! The little plastic shot glasses are labeled with whatever paint color they hold (marked with a Sharpie). Sometimes on a very large painting, I want large quantities of a particular color. I squirt in fresh paint and add enough water to get it to whatever value (lightness/darkness) I will be using. I've also used this method for "pourings".</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So, are you wondering which Clutterbug YOU are?! Take the test! <br />...and let me know in the Comments! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://clutterbug.me/what-clutterbug-are-you-test">https://clutterbug.me/what-clutterbug-are-you-test</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.helenkbeacham.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">https://www.helenkbeacham.com/</a></span></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;"></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #888888; font-family: verdana; text-decoration-line: none;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/BeachamFineArt/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/BeachamFineArt/</a></span></p><div><br /></div>Helen K Beacham Fine Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15613179461560581917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754772765866144485.post-58947759301940952342020-06-18T11:21:00.002-04:002020-06-18T13:08:43.001-04:00Two Things...<p dir="ltr"><font face="verdana">1. I'm finishing my latest watercolor by adding pen and ink, using a dip pen and Sepia ink I bought in Venice. I inadvertently dropped my pen last night, and bent the nib. 😧I used pliers to try to fix it but nothing helped (it just wouldn't hold the ink). I panicked. I only had about 5 more minutes left to finish the piece. Tried shopping online, and then I remembered....!</font></p><p dir="ltr"><font face="verdana"><br /></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E27oHAhNzI8/Xut32F2vJNI/AAAAAAABGWI/ykdk5IPCs2QPcKD9241Xg2eDnu1rhLoOgCK4BGAsYHg/s864/nib%2B2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font face="verdana"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="753" height="625" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E27oHAhNzI8/Xut32F2vJNI/AAAAAAABGWI/ykdk5IPCs2QPcKD9241Xg2eDnu1rhLoOgCK4BGAsYHg/w545-h625/nib%2B2.jpg" width="545" /></font></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font face="verdana">Two years ago I bought this child's version of a dip pen for my then 6 yr old granddaughter/artist. I felt she did not yet have the dexterity to handle it or the ink bottle, and who knows? She might even drop and break the pen! 💚</font></div></blockquote></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lmZHGGS5e1o/Xut4DOsZOwI/AAAAAAABGWU/3ESIs-8_E8049r1iFqZu6y2VyKtT-_YAACK4BGAsYHg/s1080/nib%2B1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font face="verdana"><img border="0" data-original-height="873" data-original-width="1080" height="405" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lmZHGGS5e1o/Xut4DOsZOwI/AAAAAAABGWU/3ESIs-8_E8049r1iFqZu6y2VyKtT-_YAACK4BGAsYHg/w500-h405/nib%2B1.jpg" width="500" /></font></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font face="verdana">Her pen saved the day! I've been recording (at high speed) the painting process for this piece. I just have to figure out how to stitch the various videos together now. 😕 </font></div><p dir="ltr"><font face="verdana">2) Because I wanted a variety of yellows for my aforementioned painting, I pulled out several tubes and created "drawdowns" for them. (I used to work as Purchasing Manager for a household paint manufacturer in my 20's. In their world, <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">a </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">drawdown</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> is a large sample of </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">paint</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> from the actual can of </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">paint</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> being used for the job.)</span></font></p><p dir="ltr"><font face="verdana"><br /></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ny6tOTpqzik/Xut4YNNUN_I/AAAAAAABGWk/Bx9S8Aohhf0DEkTvvY6xpLtX9fxg6TQ_ACK4BGAsYHg/s2381/IMG_20200531_141307%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font face="verdana"><img border="0" data-original-height="1479" data-original-width="2381" height="311" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ny6tOTpqzik/Xut4YNNUN_I/AAAAAAABGWk/Bx9S8Aohhf0DEkTvvY6xpLtX9fxg6TQ_ACK4BGAsYHg/w500-h311/IMG_20200531_141307%257E2.jpg" width="500" /></font></a></div><p dir="ltr"><font face="verdana">Here I sampled two Daniel Smith pigments and realized they were beyond "extremely similar", although the New Gamboge does seem to be more vibrant by just a hair. It made the cut!</font></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><font face="verdana" size="5"><b><i><u>WORKSHOPS</u></i></b></font></p><p dir="ltr"><font face="verdana">Admit it! We've all felt too cooped up! Please REPLY to this email if you'd like to be added to my Notifications about upcoming workshops. In the <b>Fall of 2021</b>, we are going to Venice, Florence and Portugal!</font></p><p dir="ltr"><font face="verdana"><b>THIS November</b>, if all goes well, you'll have the pleasure of painting with Kim Minichiello, an awarded artist from Florida. I invited her to Summerville, SC to teach you! Summerville is only 20 miles from the Charleston airport (airport code CHS if you want to research flights). <a href="https://www.helenkbeacham.com/workshop/24239/bold-and-dynamic-watercolor-2-days-by-kim-minichiello" target="_blank">You may find details for Kim's workshop HERE.</a> Just the "proverbial" few spots are left at this point! You will paint both of these reference images, as small 8x8 to 12x12 paintings. Please share this info with a painting friend? Thanks!!</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OaPbec8-WHQ/XuuBAQxEZRI/AAAAAAABGXU/ngKBRv2kx8EIW8YHGwCJ_2AWLGxZSFldACK4BGAsYHg/s630/Meditation%2BII%2B%2528lr%2529%2BMinichiello%2Bllr.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font face="verdana"><img border="0" data-original-height="624" data-original-width="630" height="254" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OaPbec8-WHQ/XuuBAQxEZRI/AAAAAAABGXU/ngKBRv2kx8EIW8YHGwCJ_2AWLGxZSFldACK4BGAsYHg/w256-h254/Meditation%2BII%2B%2528lr%2529%2BMinichiello%2Bllr.jpg" width="256" /> </font><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MpMkfQPJvpg/XuuBMJJLktI/AAAAAAABGXg/K-EAKcCOqtsinsToHJm88TfgFSE2CTkfQCK4BGAsYHg/s600/Minichiello%2BMushroom.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; font-family: verdana; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="600" height="252" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MpMkfQPJvpg/XuuBMJJLktI/AAAAAAABGXg/K-EAKcCOqtsinsToHJm88TfgFSE2CTkfQCK4BGAsYHg/w256-h252/Minichiello%2BMushroom.jpg" width="256" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OaPbec8-WHQ/XuuBAQxEZRI/AAAAAAABGXU/ngKBRv2kx8EIW8YHGwCJ_2AWLGxZSFldACK4BGAsYHg/s630/Meditation%2BII%2B%2528lr%2529%2BMinichiello%2Bllr.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><p dir="ltr"><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="georgia"><b>Paintings copyrighted by Kim Minichiello (Workshop Details <a href="https://www.helenkbeacham.com/workshop/24239/bold-and-dynamic-watercolor-2-days-by-kim-minichiello" target="_blank">HERE).</a></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="verdana"><a href="https://www.helenkbeacham.com/" target="_blank">https://www.helenkbeacham.com/</a></font></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/BeachamFineArt/" target="_blank"><font face="verdana">https://www.facebook.com/BeachamFineArt/</font></a></p><p dir="ltr"><font face="verdana"><br /></font></p><p dir="ltr"><font face="verdana">All my best,</font></p><p dir="ltr"><font face="verdana">Helen 💟</font></p>
Helen K Beacham Fine Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15613179461560581917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754772765866144485.post-48032560921146297002019-12-09T11:44:00.000-05:002019-12-09T11:44:14.370-05:00Recommendations<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today's recommendations (I get no compensation)...</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1) I'm impressed with Creative Mark (Creative Inspirations) watercolor brushes. They range in price from $2 to $6 or you can buy sets. If you like a Round, consider a No 8, T1-RS. If you like a Flat, how about a 3/4", T1-FS?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I like how one is cool and one is warm. They mix well with other colors and they also glaze nicely (see how you can thin them down to nothing?)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Tippette = Snippet of a Tip (in watercolor).</span><br /><br />Here's a real life example of why artists shouldn't rely solely on photos for reference.<br /><br />Photos lie, especially in the darkest portions of a photo. Just look at the difference between the reference photo and then the lightened up version below it. Get ready to be amazed!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption"><i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Lightened up version (use any photo editing software).<br />No way I saw that door open, with a man walking through it.<br />And just look at the windows!!<br />But now I have to figure out what to do about the door...hmmmm.<br />Luckily, I have MUCH experience with painting doors!</span></i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The answer when working from photos is to be sure you know exactly what's happening in your dark areas or you'll end up with a black hole that nobody wants to go down. Here's the finished painting...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />You would think cats were a common sight in Venice. They're not.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">Although the dogs ARE mostly tiny and really cute!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I'll be joined first in Bordeaux (for 5 days) by 6 in my group (you know who you are!!) so we can get over jet lag and do some sightseeing (and wine tasting!). Then we head over to Castle Marouatte about an hour from there, to meet up with 8 more in our group. Our Castle host is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Copeland_III" target="_blank"><b>Miles Copeland III</b></a>, music and entertainment producer, and I'm told he knows how to show folks a great time!</span><br />
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Helen K Beacham Fine Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15613179461560581917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754772765866144485.post-11739815542759111922019-06-25T08:55:00.001-04:002019-08-22T16:37:21.325-04:00How to Create Reproductions<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><u>Reader Question</u>: Can you tell us how you go about getting reproductions (*) made?</i></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">(*) Reproductions nowadays are usually called giclees (zhee-clay) which means they use archival inks and paper. Because they're printed digitally, you may order any quantity, from as little as One. In the Olden Times, we ordered Lithograph prints which were not archival and we had to order quantities closer to 1,000 in order to offset the high upfront cost of using a 4-color printing press.</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- Decide if your painting is reproduction-worthy. Sometimes I just want a professional image that I can use for competition entry (this is the first step, anyway, in getting a reproduction). Other times, I actually do proceed to print either because someone asked for that print specifically, or to shrinkwrap them for a bin at an upcoming art show, in the hopes of selling them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- Name your painting. That's how you'll refer to it in the future...more details about this below. (Start a spreadsheet with the names of your paintings along with a brief description of it so you can "remember them"). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- Take your painting to a reputable digital printer, preferably in your own area (so that you can have a 1-on-1, face to face, discussion about what's important to you). I use Inkpressions/Photographiks in my town of Summerville, SC. They do a great job for me. Please tell them I sent you! (If you're lucky enough to have more than 1 printer in your town, compare prices. They can vary dramatically.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- The printing company will guide you through your options of paper for your prints and they'll discuss your pricing options. There's an initial setup fee, a scanning fee (depending on the size of your painting) and printing fees (depending on size and type of paper).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- They'll scan your painting and show you a proof for approval, printed onto whichever paper you chose above. If, during your 1-on-1, you told them what you expected from the result, your proof should be ready for sign off. (A digital printer can never 100% capture all the nuances of a painting which is typically created on non-totally-white watercolor paper, using any number of pigments. So I might say to them that "obtaining that special orange I used for the dress on this commission is critical", or I might say "I want the highlights to pop"...things like that).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- If you're truly not happy with the proof, tell them why. If it's fixable, they'll do it. If not, they'll tell you why not.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- After approval, they'll save the file on their system under the name you gave the painting, so you can just call them and order "x" number of prints at a future date. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- I go the extra step, and I always ask them to save the high resolution Photoshop file onto a thumbdrive I provide them with at time of approval. I also ask for a small proof, which is a duplicate of the one I signed off on. (There's an extra charge to do this.) If the printer ever goes out of business, I have my high rez file and a proof to give to the next printer so they have something to color match to.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- I create a low resolution image, using the hig rez, so I can file the low rez in a folder on my computer for a quick visual. They're saved in alphabetical order in that folder. If you don't know how to create a low rez, ask your printer to save one on your thumbdrive for you (be courteous and do that on the front end so they don't incur extra hours). I then post my low rez to social media as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Hope this helps! I love your questions so feel free to ask me anything! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. Don't expect your child to sleep soundly the whole way over the ocean just because they're good sleepers normally. Have plenty of entertainment available. Necessities: Good headphones, various flavors of gum, and a kid sized fluffy blankie and pillow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4. Much of the culture will be over their heads. I gave Daphne a writing journal. On the first few pages, I wrote a small paragraph about things she'd see: cisterns, knockers, lions, fountains and so on. I also wrote a bit about how Venice is made up of 118 small islands with bridges connecting them. She read it on the plane and was ready to watch for these things when we got there. She then wrote daily in her journal. Some evenings it was hard for her to remember everything that happened, but with the aid of her camera and pictures, she managed pretty well on her own!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The day (night??) we landed back in JFK, Daphne looked at me. She said "I'm going back to Venice one day." I said "Yes, I'm sure you will." She said "But...probably not before I'm 12." 😍😍💙💜💚💗</span></div>
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<br />Helen K Beacham Fine Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15613179461560581917noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754772765866144485.post-2474798900609983192019-04-10T17:39:00.000-04:002019-04-10T17:39:10.331-04:00Mother Mary Gets to Travel <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Helen K Beacham Fine Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15613179461560581917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754772765866144485.post-6347072957082044142019-03-25T07:03:00.000-04:002019-03-25T07:05:39.331-04:00Daphne Goes to Venice (Part 3)<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Saturday I really put Daphne to the test. If we're going to sketch Venice in real life, we'd better practice sketching canals right now. I was a bit scared for her (and for me...I figured she'd balk, or worse).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I showed her the following photo, pointed out a few things like "See how the reflections fall right below the buildings themselves?" and "See how the building on the left disappears off the page at the top?" I saw her looking at the photo and I thought maybe her eyes were glazing over when I heard her say "I totally understand what you're saying." I leaned in and said "You <u>don't</u> understand what I'm saying?" "No. I TOTALLY understand." (She's 6.5!) That was my cue to say "I'm leaving you now to draw. See you in a few." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What do you think!? Other than some angle issues (perspective issues...which even my adult students encounter!), she completed it beautifully in about 20 minutes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We leave for Venice in 2.5 weeks. My itinerary will be slightly different this trip because I don't want to take her where it's crowded (I'll share our itinerary at some point...I'm hoping to see things I don't usually get to see). I typically stay away from crowds anyway, but at some point you do have to go through them or around them (although April is a splendid time when tourists have not quite arrived en masse).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><u>P.S</u>. in the reference photo she worked from, she saw the flag in the top right and asked me about it. These are hung throughout Venice and the lion represents St. Mark, the patron saint of Venice. I myself own 2 Venice flags so I gave her the smaller of the 2 for her room. Happy camper = Happy grandma!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So...<i>please</i> tell me if you've ever taken your grandchild on a trip with YOU! Where did you go? What did you do? HOW did it go??</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And remember, in September, I'm teaching </span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">at a castle in France (where we'll LIVE!)</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #888888;"><a href="https://helenkbeacham.com/workshop/18576/chateau-marouatte-plein-air-retreat" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You can find all that info right HERE.</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">READ MY LATEST POST </span><a href="https://helenkbeacham.blogspot.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></div>
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Helen K Beacham Fine Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15613179461560581917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754772765866144485.post-66818013922558733972019-03-04T09:33:00.001-05:002019-03-04T09:33:31.457-05:00Daphne Goes to Venice (Part 2)<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In just 5 weeks, I head to Venice with Daphne (my 6 yr old artist/granddaughter) and her Daddy (our son, Antoine....he kept his French name when we moved from Montreal to the U.S. when he was only 3.5 yrs old.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When Antoine decided to join us on this Venice trip, I wanted to be sure he wouldn't be bored, because Daphne and I will sketch or paint every day (probably all day long, since it's her favorite thing to do). Antoine reassured me and said he might actually paint with us! As a child, he was good at sketching, but real life got in the way of things creative although I'm sure he'd say golf is his creative outlet!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As part of my effort to get him up to speed quickly, I've created a tiny TRAVEL PALETTE for him (it's actually a pill container!). I've included 3 cool colors, 4 warm colors and I've added Shadow Violet by Daniel Smith which is a color I can't live without lately. It plays so nicely either by itself or mixed with other colors.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i>Pill Container turned into mini travel palette. Buy it <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Multi-day-Vitacarry-Compartment-Holds-Actual/dp/B007SNN0WC?th=1" target="_blank">HERE</a><br />(If you buy a different brand, make sure it's still white.)<br /><b><br /></b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i><i><b>Pigments from left:</b> Daniel Smith (DS) Thalo Blue (green shade), Winsor & Newton (WN) Permanent Rose, DS Nickel Titanate Yellow, DS Quinophthalone Yellow, DS Aussie Red Gold, WN Cadmium Red, DS Ultramarine Blue, DS Shadow Violet (in the center).</i></i></span></div>
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<i>The first 3 are cool colors. The other 5 are warm.</i></div>
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<i>You really could use whatever cool and warm colors you already have, but try to stick with blue/red/yellow since there are not many wells.</i></div>
<br />You may buy the water brush <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pentel-Aquash-Water-Assorted-FRHBFMBP3/dp/B00AX31TZO/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Pentel+Arts+Aquash+Water+Brush+Assorted+Tips%2C+Pack+of+3+%28FRHBFMBP3%29&qid=1551638349&s=office-products&sr=1-1-catcorr" target="_blank">HERE.</a></i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Then I created a chart in the back of his SKETCH BOOK that shows him what every color looks like, painted over every other color. Look at all the colors you can create with just 7 colors! Check out the variety of greens w/o one single tube of green being included!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i>I used a PINK PIG 270g A5 Posh Banana Watercolor Book, but when I went to find it online for you, it's only showing up on Amazon UK. I do believe I actually bought it through them and it shipped to me in about 2 weeks' time. The price is right and the paper holds up very well to lots of water. Check it out <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pink-Pig-Portrait-Watercolour-Ameleie/dp/B00FA243EW/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_229_t_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=15JDYZWAPK9FCK6YBKBA" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">HERE.</span></a><br />The colors bled only because I didn't wait long enough to cover the initial color with more color. I knew better.</i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For Venice or France, I particularly like the combo of Shadow Violet with all of the other colors (as shown in the top row of the chart)! Except when you're on the Venetian island of <a href="https://www.isoladiburano.it/en/" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">BURANO</span></a>, when all of the other brighter colors will come into play!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Even though I use all kinds of travel palettes, I'm planning on all 3 of us using this new mini version in April. I'll let you know what Daphne thinks about that in a future post! We're really starting to get excited now!</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: start;">You may also enjoy "Daphne Goes to Venice (Part 1)" </span><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://helenkbeacham.blogspot.com/search?q=Daphne" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;" target="_blank">HERE</a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: start;">.</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In September, I'm teaching at a castle in France (where we'll LIVE!)</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #888888;"><a href="https://helenkbeacham.com/workshop/18576/chateau-marouatte-plein-air-retreat" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You can find all that info right HERE.</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Non-painting spouses are also invited! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Think you're organized when it comes to entering competitions or keeping track of upcoming ones? That's our topic today as I try to answer some of your questions about this.</span><br />
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<i><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And p.s... </span></i><br />
<i><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As my gift to you, at the very end of this post, I list for you a few online competitions that you might want to get started with if you're not yet entering shows or competitions. (The opposite of "on</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">line" are those that require you to ship your painting to a gallery or other venue, if and when you're accepted into the show by the judge. I apply to some of both.)</span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u>Now for the business of show/competition organization:</u></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. Buy a pretty binder. <i><span style="color: #666666;">Because I keep it sitting on a shelf along with all my other pretty binders (for workshops, etc.). </span></i><span style="background-color: white;"><i><span style="color: #666666;">We are visuals, after all</span></i><i style="color: #999999;">. </i>I marked my binder "Entries".</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2. Add <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Smead-Three-Ring-Binder-Dividers-89415/dp/B003Y3N44O/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1546015006&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=file+dividers&psc=1" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Binder Dividers</span></a>. The competition name goes on each tab and they appear alphabetically in my binder.<span style="color: #666666;"> <i>I do this only after I decide to actuallly enter a particular show. Yes, your tabs will likely not fall in beautiful tabbed (visually sized) order, as you add another tab between 2 existing tabs, but it's a small price to pay. At some point in the future, buy another set of dividers and rename them so the tabs look pretty again if you prefer.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3. Behind the appropriate divider (let's say <u>Watercolor Society of Alabama</u>), insert a 3-hole punched Prospectus for the show (which you will download from their website). I highlight any important details that pertain to that show. In the top right corner of the front sheet, I mark the Deadline date (DL), the Notification date (when they will announce those accepted), and the Show Dates. <span style="color: #666666;"><i>All this info is already written in the Prospectus, and I've highlighted it where it appears, but I need a quick reference available to me. So I always write it in the same top right spot.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If I enter the same show in a different year, the new Prospectus just goes on top of the old. All communication from them to me goes in this section as well (e.g. an acceptance letter with directions for where to ship, or a copy of my show payment, etc.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4. To the left of the Prospectus (on the back of the Divider, in other words), I write what I entered into that year's show. If I enter a 2nd or 3rd year, they get recorded here so I always know what I've entered to this particular show. I also record whether a painting got accepted or rejected.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4. In the very FRONT of the binder, I add a calendar for each month of the new year. <span style="color: #666666;"> <i style="background-color: white;">You may find a free, printable calendar </i></span></span><a href="https://print-a-calendar.com/Home/DownloadCalendarPdf?calendarType=single&paperSize=letter&orientation=landscape&year=2019&month=1&startMonth=1&shadeWeekendColumns=False&showGridLines=True&weekdayStartsWith=Sunday&includeNotes=False&gridLineColor=Gray&daySize=Small&print=true" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><i style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;">HERE</span></i></a><span style="color: #666666;">. </span><i style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When you open the file, all 12 months will print for you.</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here's where I add the appropriate Deadlines for the shows I'm interested in or have already entered. Next year, at a glance, I can transfer these dates to the following year's calendar <span style="color: #666666;"><i>(they're usually only off by a day or two, but it does allow me to <u>not</u> forget them)</i></span>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">5. At the very BACK of the binder, I've added a manila envelope, cut down on one side as shown, and double-taped to the binder. Into this envelope, I add any Prospectus I've printed but am N<span style="background-color: white;">OT going to enter. At some point, I will end up looking through them again. <i><span style="color: #666666;">Picture reading about a show in a magazine and thinking to yourself "didn't I already look into this one and reject it for some reason?". Easy way to check on it. On each prospectus, you could write the reason you had chosen not to enter.</span></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>- Some shows require you to be a member of their organization in order to enter them. If that's the case, they ALWAYS allow you to join AS YOU'RE SIGNING up for the current show. Once you're a member, you will get emails from them, announcing upcoming shows way ahead of time. If you're not yet ready to become a member (because each one costs about $30-40), you could reach out to them via email and ask to be put on their email list instead.</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>- Study each prospectus carefully. If they say the painting must have been created after a certain date, they mean it.</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>- Never enter pieces that you created in a class or with a teacher's input. You could be banned from entering future shows and your name will circulate for many to see.</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>- You have to start somewhere. If the show is online, what have you got to lose other than your entry fee? If you want to enter a show that requires shipping your accepted painting to them, I'd initially choose shows that are close to where I live to keep the shipping costs down (sometimes you could even drive your piece to them.)</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>- Don't enter shows if your only reason is to win a prize. The odds are heavily against you. I didn't enter shows for many, many, many years because I preferred having the painting available for my galleries or for festivals I participated in around the country (think booth setup). I'm just now starting to explore shows again because at some point you want to know if you measure up against all the many other artists out there. Shows keep you motivated and taking on the next big challenge makes you a better painter.</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>- If you do enter a piece, hopefully this binder will help you keep track of what's spoken for already. Don't embarrass yourself by entering the same piece in two shows by mistake. Again, if you enter and get accepted, you'd better be ready to ship that painting out. </i></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>- Buddy up with someone. If you get accepted and you know that the ship date falls during a time when you might be traveling, have an artist friend (or family member) ready to ship it for you. That could mean packaging it up ahead of time, just in case, or your friend (your very GOOD friend) could do that for you. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Online Competitions for you to consider entering (although some of them also hold "send in" competitions as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- Artists Magazine</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- American Women Artists</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- Richeson75</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- International Watermedia Show</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- Women Painters of the Southeast</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- Professional Artist</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- Splash</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- The ArtboxProject</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I hope this helps some of you. Let me know! (and feel free to ask your own questions in the Comments).</span><br />
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Helen K Beacham Fine Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15613179461560581917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754772765866144485.post-79237817129037743042018-11-19T10:37:00.000-05:002018-11-19T10:37:29.499-05:00Daphne goes to Venice (Part 1)<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This coming April, I'm taking Daphne (my youngest granddaughter) to Venice with me. With us will be her Daddy (our son), one of her favorite people on Earth! I'm excited he's coming too because we never get to spend much time together and he's heard me talking about Venice for years. He might as well see what all the fuss is about!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">About 1.5 years ago, after one of my Venice trips, Daphne (then age 5?), listened very attentively to my travel stories. She took me to one of my watercolors hanging on their wall, and said, "tell me again about the bird in the cage?". </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">She listened again, as I told her the story of sitting across the canal from these colorful buildings on Burano (an island in the Venetian lagoon, just north of Venice). I told her that an older lady was playing piano from the top window in the orange house. I told her that there was a birdcage in the window below that, where a canary sang for us while we painted!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />Daphne, with truly innocent eyes, looked at me and said "I'm going with you one day, Oma". Oh, boy. I was smitten and then I spent a year working on her parents to get the okay to take her. And now we're actually going! Planning is half the fun, BTW. She's our little artist, so I've already got her drawing from some of my Venice photos so that she gets used to the different architecture and colors.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">She spent the night this week, and together we read the story "Mimi and Piggy's Adventure in Venice".</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Piggy%C2%92s-Adventure-Venice-Chisato-Tashiro/dp/9888341022" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Book by Chisato Tashiro. Find it HERE.</span></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Many questions ensued after that, including "Can I go swimming in the Grand Canal?". I replied "No, Daphne. There are lots of boats on the Grand Canal." After a second to think, she said "after the boats go home for the night, can I go swimming??". And so OUR adventure continues....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I think I'd like to record our story as time goes by. If they bore you, just delete-delete!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I wish you and your families a very Happy Thanksgiving! I'm grateful for each of you that have touched my life. I wish I could repay the bounties!!</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In 2019, I'm teaching at a castle in France (where we'll LIVE!)</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And following the Castle workshop, I'm thinking of adding a</span></b></div>
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Helen K Beacham Fine Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15613179461560581917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754772765866144485.post-54444887392180175392018-10-07T11:48:00.000-04:002018-10-08T09:26:12.378-04:00Tippette #38: How to avoid Pencil Marks in your Paintings<div class="Textbody">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I've never minded my pencil marks from showing in my
paintings. Matter of fact, it's kind of a "thing" with me to
have them show. My marks reflect me as the artist, and they're a
permanent record of what happened with that painting. (Did you know everyone's
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HOWEVER, if that's not YOUR thing, consider drawing (lightly) with a neutral
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water and/or watercolor pigment!<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here's a real life example of why artists shouldn't rely solely on photos for reference.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I took this photo in Venice...I'm in the process of painting it (or at least a stylized version of it...stay tuned...not sure myself what it'll morph into).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u>Today's Tippette: </u> Photos lie, especially in the darkest portions of a photo. Just look at the difference between the reference photo and then the lightened up version below it. Get ready to be amazed!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i>Lightened up version (use any photo editing software).<br />No way I saw that door open, with a man walking through it.<br />Unfortunately for him, he won't be included in my painting.<br />But now I have to figure out what to do about the door...hmmmm.<br />Luckily, I have MUCH experience with painting doors!</i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well? Were you amazed by how much detail was hidden from me?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The answer for an artist working from photos is to be sure you know exactly what's happening in your dark areas or you'll end up with a black hole that nobody wants to go down. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I hope these periodic tippettes help you in your painting journey. Ask me anything in the Comments (or email me) and I'll either direct you to an existing tippette, or I'll write a post with my answer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Yesterday, I looked through my many newspaper clippings for recipes for an upcoming dinner party. I stumbled upon some that had belonged to my mother-in-law (from 1970...almost 50 years ago!) and got a kick out of reading through them. Here's one, just as a For Example:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><br />1 lb. box graham crackers, crushed fine.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>2 c. pecans, chopped</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>2 c. raisins</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>1 c. milk</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>1/4 lb butter</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Cream butter and sugar. Add milk and flavoring. Add crackers, raisins and pecans. Mix well. Bake in well-greased cake pan for 1 hr or until done at 350 degrees.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My most astute readers will have noticed that, although the eggs show up in the list of ingredients, it doesn't mention WHEN to add them. :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When would YOU add those 4 eggs??!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And listen to this...in 2019, I'm teaching at a castle in France!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And YOU can come with me!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://helenkbeacham.com/workshop/18576/chateau-marouatte-plein-air-retreat" target="_blank">You can find all that info right HERE.</a></span></div>
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Helen K Beacham Fine Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15613179461560581917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754772765866144485.post-85032586614050062852018-03-16T15:04:00.001-04:002018-03-16T15:04:29.901-04:00Hemingway's Key West<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I just came back from Key West. Loved the little cottages with picket fences and the fabulous restaurants we ate at! I see a new series on the horizon!</span><br />
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Helen K Beacham Fine Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15613179461560581917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754772765866144485.post-39007488803108353952018-03-12T10:15:00.000-04:002018-03-12T10:15:49.350-04:00Is Big Really Better?<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Meet Kim Minichiello, a watercolor artist from Windermere, FL (and a friend...more about that later!)</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">"Hong Kong Happy Hour" by Kim Minichiello<br />Watercolor on paper, 12"h x 18"w</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: purple;">Kim:</span></b> I painted more in oils than
watercolor a few years ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then when I
knew we were going to move to Hong Kong, and we would be doing a lot of
traveling, I had the desire to keep a watercolor sketchbook travel journal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So essentially, I used the skills I had for
oil painting, drawing, composition, color mixing, value and edges, and just
adapted it to the new medium.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Plein air
sketching is really how I got started painting in watercolor. At one point, I
wanted to challenge myself to work on larger paintings after working in
sketchbooks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once I did that, I really
fell in love with watercolor and it has become my primary medium.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love the portability of it for plein air
painting and sketching, as well as the feeling of water and pigment flowing on
the paper, sometimes in unpredictable ways, and the challenge of learning how
to control it to get the effects that I want. I feel a lot more planning goes
into a watercolor painting<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to figure out
the best way the painting is to be painted. For example foreground first or
last, each section at a time or work on the painting as a whole. The design and
that planning are just as enjoyable for me as the actual painting process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also just love paper, and enjoy painting on
it. For oils, I like the thicker viscosity of the paint and enjoy moving the
paint around with loose brush work like putting icing on a cake!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">"Star Struck" by Kim Minichiello<br />Watercolor mounted on board, 12" x 12" x 2"</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="color: purple;">Me:</span></b> </span></span><i><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">What’s
the largest sized watercolor you’ve ever painted?</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">What subject did you choose?</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Why did you paint it that big?</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Was it a commission or were you painting to
enter a show?</span></b></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><b>Kim:</b></span> The largest watercolor I have
ever painted is a 36” square piece titled "Lion Dance".<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was inspired by the Lion Dance
performances my family and I saw during the Chinese New Year celebration right
after we moved to Hong Kong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We were at
the Cultural Heritage Museum in the area of the museum that celebrates the
various festivals that take place at different times of the year in Hong Kong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was an intimate setting and the
performance was loud, kinetic, colorful and full of life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I got a lot of great pictures and wanted to
do a painting that was bold, colorful and “in your face” if you will.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Painting the main mask of the dance costume
large just seemed appropriate to the feeling I wanted to convey, reflecting a
memory of a unique time in a city that was always mesmerizing to me and made me
feel happy to be there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I painted "Lion
Dance" for no other purpose than for myself, to reflect on my time in Hong Kong
and enjoy the process of painting big! However, it has had the opportunity to
have appeared in a few shows, with pretty steep shipping costs!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">"Lion Dance" by Kim Minichiello<br />Watercolor 36" x 36"</span></td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: purple;">Me:</span> <i>Were
the challenges different when painting that large versus painting small?</i></span><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">How so, and how did you overcome them?</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: purple;">Kim: </span></b> When I work on a composition, I guess I have an intuitive feeling on the size I would like the subject matter
to be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I only limit myself to the width
of a roll of paper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have not taken
advantage of the 45” width but plan to someday, as well as trying some elephant
sheets!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The challenge to painting large
is having the space to accommodate a large painting while you are working on
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I feel fortunate to have a very
large drafting table I use as my painting table, as well as a padded layout
table built from 2 x 4’s and plywood I used to do textile work on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When working large, it’s a bit trickier in
watercolor than any other media. You will have areas that require larger
washes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I make sure I use large brushes
that hold more water, as well as mix up larger puddles or cups of paint to have
at the ready when I start to paint that area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There is nothing worse than running out of paint when you are in the
middle of painting a wash in a large area!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I feel working wet in wet helps for large washes as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As far as painting small, I have painted
pieces as small as 6 x 6 and 5 x 7 and even smaller in a sketchbook.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My biggest challenge for me now are my
eyes!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m far sighted and wear reading
glasses to paint. Just the last 2 paintings I have worked on, I have had to
introduce a new pair of stronger reading glasses to paint details.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Right now, I’m doing the “glasses dance”
between the two pairs while I’m painting!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I still try to use the biggest brush possible when I’m painting small,
it helps me not to get too nit-picky.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>For me, the key to painting big is to use BIG brushes and mix up lots of
paint. The key to painting small is I try to not get too detailed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I try to break things into simple shapes and
suggest rather than render every little detail. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">"La Fille de Lavirotte" by Kim Minichiello<br />Watercolor 15"h x 11"w</span></td></tr>
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">Me: </span><i>Which associations have you "lettered" in and how many times did you try? (Note: It takes 3 accepted entries to qualify you to show the Society's letters behind your signature. No small feat!)</i></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><b>Kim:</b> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I’m a signature member of the Georgia Watercolor
Society(GWS) which has a national show,</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the Louisiana Watercolor Society (LWS) and the Pennsylvania Watercolor
Society (PWS) which both have international shows.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I feel I must have had really good judge
karma for those shows, because I got in each show the first time I entered and
then the two years after, so it only took me three years.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I’m also one year away from getting signature
in the Florida Watercolor Society(FWS). This one has taken a bit longer.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I got in the first time I entered but have
had a dry spell with that one for a few years.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have had lots of acceptances into various
shows, but have also had my share of rejections. What one judge rejects one
time, another one will like it and want it in a show.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A fellow FWS artist and friend entered the
FWS show one year and got rejected.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The
next year she entered the same painting, different judge, and received the top,
best in show award!</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You just never know!</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Recently, I've been accepted into the
American Watercolor Society 151</span><sup style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">st</sup><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Exhibition, won one of the top
awards, and my painting was selected for the 2018 AWS Traveling Exhibition.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The same painting also won third place in two
categories in the International American Art Awards competition.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">However it has also been rejected from a few
shows.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I feel the moral of the story is, if you believe in the work, keep entering!</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Don’t let a few rejections dissuade you from entering other shows or any
show at all.</span></div>
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with me last July. What expectations did you have, and what observations
did you make after the trip was over?</i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><b>Kim:</b> </span> I was so excited to explore your
home town, and spend time with all of our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WAMArtists/" target="_blank">WAM Members</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I find traveling with you all is so inspiring
in so many ways!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I feel we really give clarity to and inspire
each other, especially when we are all together. Every trip we take, I look
forward to a good dose of that as well as enjoying each other's company.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love exploring and learning the history and
story of a place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For me, it can be very
random. What I see might inspire me to take an idea further and create a
painting or series of paintings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also
like to get my museum fix when I travel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I’m a museum junkie! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I don’t know if I had any
expectations other than I thought maybe the older more historic area of town
might be smaller and more quaint like a European village. Even so, it felt very historic yet meshed with <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the vibe of the metropolitan feeling of the
city in a good way!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I really enjoyed my
time there and would definitely go back!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One bonus for me is that I could practice my French since everyone is
pretty fluent in both French and English.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>That way, if you get stuck you can always revert to English. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Overall it can’t be
beat!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You have a great city experience
that feels a bit foreign from the U.S. so you sort of get a European fix without
going too far.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Culturally it was
wonderful, loved spending time in the museums as well as exploring some
residential areas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Didn’t have a bad
meal...the food was great! I highly recommend the Botanical Gardens there,
which include a Planetarium and Insectorium near the Olympic Park Stadium.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since my husband and I are Formula One Racing
Fans, we may go to the Canadian Grand Prix there some day too! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Award winning artist, Kim Minichiello</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I hope you enjoyed meeting Kim. I'm proud to call her my friend. She is currently VP on the Board of the <a href="https://floridawatercolorsociety.org/" target="_blank">Florida Watercolor Society</a> and will be President in 2019. She and I are both members of WAM: Women. Artists. Mentors (follow our Facebook page </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/WAMArtists/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">HERE).</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Other members are Carrie Waller, Debra Keirce and Maria Bennett Hock.</span></div>
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<o:p><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And to see more of Kim's fabulous work, to check out her classes or to sign up for her Newsletter, visit her website <a href="https://www.kimminichiello.com/" target="_blank">HERE.</a></span></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This morning I tried a new "tool". It's <a href="https://www.dickblick.com/products/winsor-and-newton-professional-watercolor-sticks/?clickTracking=true&wmcp=pla&wmcid=items&wmckw=01774-8060&gclid=CjwKCAiA8bnUBRA-EiwAc0hZk5Hq0a-1nn5l_YBvfuQ72mRJQIPmwUho8t-ewVEhhfHXkGX-e9KrHxoCxMUQAvD_BwE" target="_blank">Winsor & Newton's Professional Watercolour</a>....pigment in stick form.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In the top picture, on the left, I drew with the watercolor stick into a wet puddle. On the right, I drew onto dry paper, then wet part of it. In that section, the color almost disappeared.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I could see using these sticks to draw en plein air, then painting over and into it (they're totally compatible with your regular watercolors). The drawing lines would kind of disappear, if that's your goal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This particular color is Burnt Sienna.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here are three 6"h x 12"w watercolor paintings I did of some of these utensils. The paintings are on their way to the photographer's. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And here are 3 progress shots (I kept forgetting to slow down and take more pictures).</span><br />
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Helen K Beacham Fine Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15613179461560581917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754772765866144485.post-23843549162584554092018-02-02T15:45:00.000-05:002018-02-02T15:45:09.810-05:00What's Going on BEHIND the Painting?<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Not sure I've shown you this particular painting but I thought you'd like to see what I painted onto the BACK of my <a href="https://www.cheapjoes.com/yupo-watercolor-paper-translucent-104-lb-23-x-35-25-sheets.html" target="_blank">translucent Yupo</a>. (You DO KNOW that I paint onto the back, don't you??)</span><br />
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