Lauren Everett Finn
week 21
Kristin (my year of paintings partner at Wet Canvas) had
asked me about using white in watercolor...while I haven’t
used white watercolor...I have used opaque casein and
gesso as a medium...I also have been experimenting as of
late, with transparent backgrounds with opaque subjects on
top...so ...week 21 is an example of this technique....The
background and eggs and all the darks are regular
watercolor....then I mixed some gesso in with some
quinacridone gold (Winsor Newton) and painted some of the
highlighted twigs and straw of the nest....while I know some
of you are cringing (watercolor purists don't use any white,
they use the white of the paper)....think of this as a “heavier”
technique than reserved whites or golds....It gives some
substance to the nest...(which is hard to see via the
computer screen) Maybe just another technique to add to
your arsenal....