It's a compelling medium - more fluid, less controllable than watercolour and pools fairly randomly to make darker tones. Some of the paper was old and had lost its sizing so soaked up the wine leaving blotchy textures, with lots of drips, drizzles and runs... lots of fun, especially when sipping your medium by mistake (or not) made everything a lot looser and carefree!
Monday, September 15, 2014
Portraits in Red Wine
It's a compelling medium - more fluid, less controllable than watercolour and pools fairly randomly to make darker tones. Some of the paper was old and had lost its sizing so soaked up the wine leaving blotchy textures, with lots of drips, drizzles and runs... lots of fun, especially when sipping your medium by mistake (or not) made everything a lot looser and carefree!
Sipping your medium by mistake...wonderful! (When I was very small, my mother would put my painting water in a mug, for stability, and, yes, I made that mistake.)
ReplyDeleteNice! I like all the light and dark effects. Good luck with your submission.
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ReplyDelete~(*o*)~ ʚ(ˆ◡ˆ)ɞ·.•*•♫°•♫·.•ʚ(ˆ◡ˆ)ɞ!!
ReplyDeleteWhat fun! And you can drink your pigment :) I've seen artists use coffee and tea but not wine.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun experience!! :-)
ReplyDeleteHow fun... and as has been previously said, you can drink your medium too.
ReplyDeleteI see red wine works well for portraits! Of course you have so much talent I think anything would work well for you.
ReplyDeleteThese are great fun!