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Rose Madder Genuine
Color Week 45 is about a ‘Genuine’ color. After much research I have discovered that a color has the designation genuine when the ‘original’ recipe is used in production. That is the case with Rose Madder Genuine discussed in this post. Permanent is the designation when the recipe is reworked as in Rose Madder Permanent.…
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Mixed Media Days
To explore color in a different way I joined a mixed media class by Lucie Duclos. Lucie teaches virtual classes thru Winslow Art Center. She is an artist with a strong sense of design and she reuses or finds a use for every item you have collected or placed in your craft room ‘to use…
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Color Chart Therapy
Color charts are so relaxing to create. They are typically in the colors you choose as the artist, they are used to plan a painting, or simply as gradation practice.
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A Brush with Phthalo Blue
In Color Week 42 we are exploring brushes and the color Phthalo Blue. There are so many brushes! There are real hair brushes like sable and camel, synthetic brushes, water brushes and specialty brushes such as bamboo and sumi brushes. everyone has a favorite brush, here we do a simple exploration of the options Round…