Friday, April 29, 2011

BEAUTIFUL BATIK-LIKE EFFECT IS SOOOO SIMPLE TO DO!

White drawing paper is fine for this technique. Wet it on both sides (I dunk it in the sink) and then crumple it into a ball.


















Open it up gingerly, without tearing
the paper. Lay it flat onto freezer paper or newspaper. Paint with vivid, full-strength watercolors and a wide brush, all over the paper. Even this side (below) is rather nice, isn't it?









Finally, flip the paper over and take a peek at the back...you may prefer that side.

Thursday, April 21, 2011

My Dad's Prints

Cal Schultz was an incredible father. I lost my biological dad when I was only two, and he was a wonderful, handsome man too, I've been told.
Cal married my mother when I was an impossible teenager, but he was patient and kind. He was also an extremely talented artist who had to live with a disability all his life. Struck by polio at a young age, he survived--sometimes by crawling. I loved him very much and miss him every day.
These prints of his vary in size from 8 x 10" for the pen and inks to much larger for the color print.

Old Schoolhouse (in Rural South Dakota)          
                          
Horses at Barn
Travois

 





Season Over

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Collage/Painting

This photomontage was hand colored with watercolors and markers in some places on the black and white photos. Then I glued down the photos, an index print, and a few paint color samples, and finally added acrylic paints to help unify the composition.


Saturday, April 2, 2011

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