The Artist’s Magazine – October 2019

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“AtthatpointI haveseveraldifferentdirec-

tionsI cango,”sheadds.“Iworkfroma range

ofverytraditionalwatercolortechniquestoa

mixed-mediaapproach,forwhichI usegold

leaf,opaqueinks,resinandcustom-designed

laser-cutframesthatbecomeintegratedinto

theartpiece.”

Law’swatercolortechniquecombinesmany

thinglazes—buildingupcolorintensityinthe

largerareas—and drybrush,whichhelpsher

developthemoredetailedfocalareas.Forher

mixed-mediawork,shelaysa basetextureover

hersketchwitha watercolorgroundandgold

leaf.Shethensaturatesthebackgroundareas,

creatinga heavytexture,usingIndiainkand

granulatingwatercolors.Afterthatlayerdries,

sheslowlypicksoutherformsandshapes

fromthetexturedbaseandthencontinues

withglazesanddrybrushforherfocalpoints.

FASCINATIONFASCINATION WITH FLIGHT WITH FLIGHT

With more than two decades of work filling

her portfolio, it’s clear that Law favors imagery

OPPOSITE
By the Light of the
Moon
watercolor, copper
leaf and gold leaf on
paper, resin and
wood; 29x21

BELOW
Three Fates
watercolor, copper
leaf and gold leaf on
wood and resin;
10x10