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Textile Tales to Know
This week I want to share some intriguing sites that explore the history of textiles, [accented by my doodling]. Cloth, textiles, yarn, trims, ribbons and their makers are all included in the fascinating stories of textile tales told by two very talented and enthusiastic textile researchers: Rebecca Devaney and Jo Andrews.
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Negative Painting
For the past few weeks my ‘Fast & Loose’ classes with Cynthia Armstrong have focused on the technique of negative painting – one of the ways to create light and color in a watercolor sketch. There are 2 important concepts to have an understanding of to accomplish negative painting. Wet into Wet: Painting on a…
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Paint and Paper
The difficulty in watercolor painting is almost entirely in how to anticipate and leverage the behavior of water, but paint and paper are important factors in getting great results. To gather more skills in using water I recently started a class, ‘Fast and Loose Watercolor” with Cynthia Armstrong. Her focus for the class is teaching…