These varnished watercolors applied to black painted 2″ deep canvases are selling as fast as I can paint them. They have a more modern rich color because of the varnish and not being behind glass. The smallest is 5″ square. The largest so far is 8×10″. Fun to do and see on the walls! So far they have been only at Flattop Salon but I hope to have them at the Marketplace at Placita Santa Fe and at First Impressions. #elpasowatercolors #flowers #shopsmall
Very nice results. Glad they are selling.
BJM
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Thanks Barbara. It is a learning process but a nice way to do small pieces.
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Those are neat!!! and bright. I can see why they are popular.
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Thank you Beth!
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Fantastic, I love the small size. Good luck with continued sales.
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Thank you Sharon!
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What kind of varnish do you use? They do indeed look very nice.
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Thank uou. So far I have used liquitex satin varnish that is brushed ion, but I am going to switch to a spray varnish
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Beautiful. In terms of technique, I am guessing that black oil paint is applied to the canvases. How does the watercolor go on top of that? Thanks for any tips!
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Thank you! I put black acrylic on the sides and the bit of the front and let it dry. I paint watercolor on watercolor paper and when it’s finished, coat it with several coats of a spray fixative. I apply the paper to the canvas with Yes paste and let it dry completely while weighted down. Then I coat it with several coats of a satin varnish which protects the surface and the paint from UV rays. Do you paint in watercolor?
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Hi Rachel, Thanks for the informative comment! I’m always fascinated by materials and different techniques. This sounds like a fascinating process & you certainly get great results with the talent you add. (I am primarily painting in watercolor. A few months ago, I gessoed some wood panels and got some nice bright watercolors on them. Thank you again.
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Cool! Did you coat it first with watercolor ground? Can you show me a picture?
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hi Rachel, I did not use watercolor ground. I did a blog post on the process I used at the time (it has a watercolor I did with the process): https://blackelephantblog.wordpress.com/2017/12/09/watercolor-on-gessoed-wood-panel/
I got this idea from a story in a watercolor magazine about a plein air painter out west who prepares his gessoed boards and uses them painting in the field.
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Cool! I will have to try it. I once used gesso on a wood board for an auction. I wrote about it here: https://rachelm.wordpress.com/2017/09/29/chiles-en-la-mesa/
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