Marie-Christine L – France

Artist: Marie-Christine L – France

Size: 18 x 25 cm
Medium & Support: Watercolor on hand made paper from Ruscombe paper mill
Artist Blog: http://mclal.blogspot.com

Artist Website: http://aqualal.blogspot.com

Painting Technique:

Funny choice but I decided to use the paper “Azur de Turner”, cotton, flax, hemp, wove hand made by Ruscombe paper mill 240grams.

I first made a pencil drawing not looking at the photo but trying to create harmonious curves and drawing (N°1)

Then I made color samples on the paper’s back as it is the first time I use this paper. (N°2) I finally used a mix of new camboge and opera rose for the orange, new camboge, Payne’s grey, raw umber, burnt sienna, caput mortuum violet on dry paper. (N°3)

I discovered one has to paint “very lightly” on such a paper and not water it at all. I’m rather happy with the result (N°4)

Update (Feb 5, 2015): Pls see link to a new painting (Coffee Break #2) on the same subject by Marie-Christine: http://paintanddrawtogether.blogspot.com/2015/02/marie-christine-l-france-coffee-break-n.html

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