art media
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Gouache and grin cycles
Since I’ve been asked by several people: here’s info about the art media gouache, why it makes me grin and my working cycles with it. Gouache is a water based paint. It’s more opaque than watercolor. Using gouache feels like spreading soft butter on toast. Applied gouache dries quickly but is easily made moist and…
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oh my gouache: learning new art media with cats
As I posted recently (here) I’ve been playing around with a new-to-me art media: gouache. Here’s my process of learning a new art media: Read 3 or 4 different sources that describe how to work in the media. While I’m reading I’m looking for “basic best practices” as well as what the “chief virtues” or…
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oh my gouache
The cookbook signing I did recently with Chef Kim Mahan went very well (cookbook info here) and then I took some days off. Which means that I read books and dabbled with a new-to-me art media – gouache. You see my wife and I went with a fellow artist friend of ours, Donna Young, (www.donnayoung.com)…
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How to draw dogs guide published!
My mini guide has been published!!!! It’s called “How To Draw Dogs” by Sue Clancy. I’m so excited about this – and can’t wait to see my printed copies! Below is a photo I took back when I was creating the guide – before it got published. Then I forgot to post the work-in-progress photo……
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