José Sinclair Art Museum: colored pencils

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Saturday, January 2, 2010

Cell Series 2000 #4

Cell Series 2000 #4

colored pencils
Unframed (shrinkwrapped, 8x8")...$200

My first efforts with colored pencils, soft color but not much saturation is possible, but they can create a soft, ethereal effect.

When I Say "Box Framed"

Box frame: a 'shadow-box', a half-inch gap of space between the masonite painting and the lattice edging (really there just for protection), so they look like they're floating in a box, not touching the frame. I find real frames on paintings to be distracting and try to hide the framing as much as possible and make it look like a small thin line, just like the borders on these digital images. I paint on tempered masonite board (for its smooth glassy surface), not canvas, which has a distracting and rough texture. Da Vinci painted on wood also, usually heavy oak; the Mona Lisa weighs 80 lbs unframed.

José Sinclair Art Museum

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Cell Series 2000 #4

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