2019-12-01 The Artist\'s Magazine

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Artist Helen Brown (hbrownart.com) teaches watercolor

painting and assists renowned artists at Art in the Mountains

workshops.

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I then brush over the entire

surface with paraffin and let it dry.

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After placing a sheet of newsprint

on the rice paper, I begin melting

the wax, using an iron on high heat.

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I then remove the newsprint, slide the painting between

two new sheets of absorbent newsprint and iron the

painting again until I can see wax seeping into the newsprint.

I repeat this process at least four times to ensure that all the

wax is removed.

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If I want the painting to lie really flat in a frame, I adhere

it to a sheet of 300-lb. watercolor paper. To do this,

I use an expired credit card to spread matte medium over the

watercolor paper. When I’m sure the liquid is spread evenly,

I place the painting onto the paper and top it with a sheet of

wax paper (or freezer paper) before going over it with a roller.

I then carefully remove the wax paper and let the painting dry

flat, as I did with Barrows Goldeneye (left).

Barrows Goldeneye

watercolor batik on paper, 4x6