Artists Magazine - USA (2019-10)

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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

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