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| Grace is Her Middle Name Artgraf used as watercolor 13 x 10.5 |
Each Tuesday evening at
Cuyahoga Valley Art Center we artists are treated to a live model session by the young dancers at
Ballet Excel Ohio. I use these sessions to play with my materials and to experiment. On this particular evening, I used the ArtGraf Tailor Shape by
Viarco which are blocks of pressed pigment that can be used for drawing or painting, when a brush dipped in water is applied. They are thick. They are chunky. They are opaque. And they are strong. Hence, a chunkier work of art can be expected. This work was done on 140# Fabriano Artistico hot press watercolor paper.
As the light on the model washed out subtler nuances of value, I chose to go with a simple 3-value work, with the white of the paper in a dominant role.....I honestly had a difficult time pushing the pigment around. But I am satisfied, as this experiment resulted in a stronger work....stronger, albeit, than I am used to.
I admire these young dancers and look forward to their production of "Snow Queen" in March.
