Artists Magazine - USA (2020-04)

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InWinterReeds, thepatternofverticalwarmreedsispenetratedbycoolbrights.Canteddiagonalscut
througha forestofverticals.ThefirststepdemonstrateshowI coveredtheworkwithdarksoverlights
onanaluminumsurface,whichlendsa reflectivequalitytothework.Thegeneralshapeofthedesignis
roughlyalludedtohere,andI establishedthethemeofstrongdarkverticalsearly.Thislooselay-ingave
metheopportunitytodiscoverpossibilitiesinthepaintthatI hadn’tanticipated.

MINI DEMO: Winter Reeds

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1

I created a base of gamboge, ultramarine

blue and transparent red oxide using a

3-inch-wide watercolor wash brush, as well

as a 3-inch-wide flat chip brush from the

hardware store.

2

I disturbed the paint slightly by using

the flat side of the brushes. I also

began excising paint with a 6-inch rubber

squeegee to reveal slits of light between the

reeds. The light spaces define the existence

of the reeds.

3

There are small white florets of varying

size peppered throughout the painting.

There’s also further development of striated

snow patterns showing through the reeds to

add greater depth to the scene.

Winter Reeds

oil on aluminum, 18x18