I made a video sharing the process of making an etching. This video follows me creating the plate for my etching ‘Dulcinea.’ This video is Part One of Two – the next video will show how we take the plate and print a run.
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Here’s a new etching, ‘Meditation on a Lake Tree’, based on a small lake scene right outside the studio, plus some imagination. I decided not to use aquatint for this one, good practice for drawing fundamentals.
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A frame building project with limited tools and even more limited woodworking abilities. I love the way frames contribute to the presentation of a painting, and they’re a lot of fun to make.
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Reindeer Man was a series of 8 paintings and 8 etchings based on the life of the interior Alaska reindeer farmer George Aguiar, of Archipelago Farms. It was an all-consuming project starting in 2020 that culminated in two exhibitions: one at Bear Gallery in Fairbanks, AK in August 2021, and one at the Kenai Art Center in Kenai, AK in September 2021.
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An overview of all the current mediums available for Ceracolors, waterborne wax paint. Add mediums to your paint for near endless possibilities in texture, transparency, viscosity, and sheen.
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Traditional 19th century scratchboard is clay coated board covered in India ink that mimics the look of a wood engraving. Here’s how to create a similar effect using Ceracolors, waterborne wax paint, that allows you to use whatever color combinations you want.
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Sharing the process of creating a self portrait in Ceracolors from start to finish. Ceracolors are waterborne wax paint from Natural Pigments. They are are similar to the encaustic paints of Ancient Greece but water soluble, making them extremely easy to use.
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