Autumn Tinge Across the Water (ink and watercolor stick) by Polly Castor
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Here are the smaller landscapes I’ve done this fall of experimental methods and media. The one above and the square ones below were done on fabulous handmade watercolor paper (from Two Rivers in England). The other two are done in the new, large artist journal I got in while we were in the Yorkshire Downs. Most of these were works done in plein air.
I enjoy trying new combinations of material, or using familiar materials in unusual ways. So these either represent me doing one or two of those things. I’m holding these lightly, not as finished work so much as musings and agents of discovery. I have lots of painting ideas to try in the wonderful, hunker-down months here of January and February, and I’m looking forward to it.
As I can hear some of you getting ready to ask about the inks and watercolor sticks, they are these:
Iridescent and Colored inks from Birmingham Inks
Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolor Sticks
Meanwhile, what do you think of these? Any particular favorite?
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A Mini Monhehan Moment (gouache) by Polly Castor
Luminescent Light in Bear Country (iridescent ink) by Polly Castor
Rock Jumble at the Base of Seaside Cliffs (pastel shaved into wet ink) by Polly Castor
Water Running Downhill to the Sea (watercolor sticks) by Polly Castor
Ancient Fieldstones (charcoal and wax crayon) by Polly Castor
Early Fall Snow in the Mountains (colored ink) by Polly Castor
