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Cropped Circles Series
121026cc088
24" x 12"
$864
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Registration of Gelli Prints
I made wooden forms for my 6" x 6" and 8" x 10" Gelli Pads so I could register the paper for additional layers of printing.
1. Cut a piece of Masonite 12 inches square.
2. Cut out a 6" x 6" square as shown.
3. Glue and clamp.
4. In like manner, cut out one like this for 8" x 10" and glue it to a 12" x 12" Masonite, glue and clamp.
5. Cut a piece of wood lath and glue and clamp it to the top as shown. Gelli Pad is in place.
6. Cut lath to go on each side of the Gelli Pads. I used another piece of lath at the top for registering. I plan to use 1/4 inch dowels at the top of the other for registration of printing paper with corresponding holes.
Metal registration pins could also be used here.
7. I spray painted both forms with silver enamel paint and waxed the surface. This makes it easier to clean acrylic paint off the forms.
8. Punch printing paper with holes to fit the registration pins.
9. Ink the Gelli Pad and do ypour thing.
10. Pull the print, clean the pad and repeat as many times as needed.
1. Cut a piece of Masonite 12 inches square.
2. Cut out a 6" x 6" square as shown.
3. Glue and clamp.
4. In like manner, cut out one like this for 8" x 10" and glue it to a 12" x 12" Masonite, glue and clamp.
5. Cut a piece of wood lath and glue and clamp it to the top as shown. Gelli Pad is in place.
6. Cut lath to go on each side of the Gelli Pads. I used another piece of lath at the top for registering. I plan to use 1/4 inch dowels at the top of the other for registration of printing paper with corresponding holes.
Metal registration pins could also be used here.
7. I spray painted both forms with silver enamel paint and waxed the surface. This makes it easier to clean acrylic paint off the forms.
8. Punch printing paper with holes to fit the registration pins.
9. Ink the Gelli Pad and do ypour thing.
10. Pull the print, clean the pad and repeat as many times as needed.
More On Colored Pencils
I used index cards cut in half to sample colored pencils, Using a hole punch I put a 1/4 inch hole in each card. Separated into cool and warm hues and stepped from tints to shades, these were put on O rings. I use these to compare color hue, value and chroma in making pencil selection.
Cool colors on O ring
Warm colors on O ring
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Value Scale for Colored Pencils
Value 9
Value 8
Value 7
Value 6
Value 5
Value 4
Value 3
Value 2
Value 1
Colored pencils are divided into 12 hues:
Red Purple,Red, Red Orange, Orange, Yellow Orange, Yellow, Yellow Green, Green, Blue Green, Blue, Blue Purple and Purple and tints and shades are arranged into nine values 9 being lightest and 1 being darkest. These are placed in separate jars as per hue. Makes it easier to find the exact tint or shade I need as I have 300 pencils!
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Dremel Blending of Colored Pencils
I don't know why I did not think of this before.
I have a Dremel tool that takes 1/8" diameter shafts on tools.
The shaft on a cotton Q-Tip is also 1/8" so I cut one in half and chucked it in the Dremel.
On slow speed it is perfect to blend PrismaColor pencils when I have applied two or more pencil colors to an area that I want to smooth and blend.
Change often so no left over color messes up the next blend.
I have a Dremel tool that takes 1/8" diameter shafts on tools.
The shaft on a cotton Q-Tip is also 1/8" so I cut one in half and chucked it in the Dremel.
On slow speed it is perfect to blend PrismaColor pencils when I have applied two or more pencil colors to an area that I want to smooth and blend.
Change often so no left over color messes up the next blend.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Friday, August 17, 2012
STRETCHING WATERCOLOR PAPER
Use a piece of Masonite about an inch wider on all sides than your watercolor paper. Soak the paper in water till thoroughly wet. Place paper on Masonite.. Hold in place with screen molding or lattice strips and Bulldog clips all along the edges about 1/2 inch. No tape. No Staples. Clean border.
Taking Photos of Paintings
Tape a make-up mirror in the center of the painting. Line up the camera so you can see the lens of the camera. This will insure that your camera and painting are on the same plane and avoid keystoning or warped images.
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Friday, August 10, 2012
6 Primaries
For many years I believed that there were only three primary colors and that is true if you actually can find three tubes that are perfect primaries. However, most paint manufacturers do not make three perfect primaries and you can guess why.
We need actually six primaries. A red that is warm and a red that is cool. A yellow that is warm and a yellow that is cool and likewise, a blue that is warm and a blue that is cool. By mixing a warm Red with a warm Yellow, an intense Orange results. Cross a warm and cool primary and the result will be sullied.
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Friday, August 3, 2012
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Cropped Circles Series 2012
120714CC004 12"x12" oil on panel
The new series "Cropped Circles" were inspired by irrigation circles in the deserts of Arizona, New Mexico and Texas as seen from an airplane. I cropped an image and worked on it with digital paint programs adjusting colors and values. These have a relation to the symbology of the circle, infinity, the sun, moon, and planets and woman. I have done over 80 studies for this series. Most of the paintings will be in oil paint.
Monday, July 30, 2012
Storage for Oil Paint
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Monday, February 27, 2012
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