Adventures in Colour: dyeing & density

Adventures in Colour: dyeing & density

My first dyeing experiment First the dyeing I hadn’t dyed anything since I tie-dyed a shirt at daycamp. But as I started scaling up my liquid acrylic experiments I wondered if dyeing could help. I love the colour harmonies I get when I use a coloured background. Lots...
Dreaming of Mud: how I start new work

Dreaming of Mud: how I start new work

detail from Earth Star, mixed media collage As soon as one group of paintings are done I start wondering what’s next. Lately I find myself wishing for more earth, more grit into my work. This is an idea that comes from analysis, critique (by myself and others), and an...
Make It Weird: what I’m looking for in my work

Make It Weird: what I’m looking for in my work

Studio thinking chair with art journal and fountain pen After most painting sessions I sit in my thinking chair and write.  Sometimes I engage with problems in a painting—and note ideas of how to resolve the piece. Other times I note something I see in a painting that...

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