

Gratitude and art
A few days ago I was painting new growths on my new smaller paper. Changing size always changes your formula so I was interested on seeing what would happen. I had no idea how much gratitude was about to entire my life with that paper. As I finished a bunch of beautiful growths I decided the next step were faces (that was the plan after all). I knew I didn't have enough of my own pictures, nor was I interested in 10+ more of my own face. So on a whim, I decided to put a call


The personification of the studio
As a non artist you probably understand what it's like to make art- you think of a neat idea, you paint it, it comes out NOTHING like you wanted it to and you admit you can't make art. And for amateurs this is true. I spent 10 years making work that looked nothing like I wanted it to. I agonized over blank pages and abstract thoughts that won't turn into images. I get the struggle. But what happens in these 10 years of struggle is a magical thing - you learn how to listen. I


I Can't Even Resist part b
The other week we looked at the frisket resist. If you don't know what frisket is, check out here: I Can't Even Resist! I happened to mention that it wouldn't work on raw canvas or fabric, and then made this drippy example of what to use for these situations. A fabric based resist is different than a paper resist. On paper, the frisket seals the surface preventing the pigment from reaching the paper but fabric is so much more porous, the pigment can easily leach through th


I Can't Even Resist!
Or can I? I've been creating my most recent work by creating a charcoal figure, applying a watercolour resist called frisket or masking fluid to maintain whites and then painting over everything. Example: The key to high contrast and great white areas like the bubbles and the skin above water in the image, is a resist to block out the paint colour. It is impossible to paint around it with the same effect. Some artist LOVE to paint around which has a very different aesthetic a