Threesome - Watercolor on Yupo

Threesome
9"x7" watercolor on Yupo SOLD

Artist Note
This a piece from
my Avian show
last November.
I loved doing it.

I am happy to report that
the yard/garage sale went very well.
I was well-prepared, thanks
to the helpful hints from
my blogger friends.

It was even fun... due to
several fabulous friends
who turned up to help
with
laughter and energy.

We didn't have one
difficult customer and
very few "negotiators".
I would say that my
first and last
yard sale
showed me how
really nice most people are.
I feel blessed!

Callas and Roses - Correction Made

Roses and Callas

12x9 watercolor on Yupo paper

Artist Note.

It was good to read all the positive 

comments on my last post

and I thank you for them.

I agree and do believe that there 

may have been more 

energy it that version, but once I saw 

something 

I did not like, I had to make the change.

Culprits... the two

facing callas, left and right,

I thought of "horns" when I finally "saw" them

(see below)

To make the change I became cautious.

I painted some paper I matched with 

the general background

 color and hovered over the two shapes

to decide which one I would change.

The dominant right one had to go

.

Hats off to clever Sea Dean who 

spotted my  problem with the first

version. Sea put it this way

" PS I bet it's the clone Callas left and right,

 but sometimes these aberrations are what gives

 the painting it's quirkiness and prevent the

chocolate box effect. 

That's where artistic license comes in.

Excellent -  Now I have to figure out

if they are  too chocolate boxy 

Any thoughts anyone?

Check out Sea Dean on DPW

And the WAX of choice is...

Yes...Renaissance Wax Polish

This product manufacturer claimed it is used by the British Museum

so I called the BM  to check. I enjoyed my inquiry 

being treated with great respect by a gentleman in the

restoration department.  I was informed they 

do indeed use it and they find it truly 

is a wonderful product. Absolutely safe to use as a 

protective coat on paintings.

Get this...it dries almost instantly 

and it has not lifted off any color. 

I placed my painting done on Yupo paper 

in water overnight after coating, and it 

remained  perfectly protected so it really is excellent as a sealer.

As well as waxing the Yupo paper,

 I have tried it on a watercolor painted on aquabord,

 a gouache painting done on 100% cotton paper,

and I liked the finish it gives, very much.

It smells like furniture polish before it dries so I use it in a vented area.

Below is a very short video showing how I apply it.

(unedited as I do not know how to do that yet)

I place it on with a palette knife using the bottom flat part to spread. 

An old cotton t-shirt is perfect to buff it up to the sheen I like.

A note about price.

I purchased mine at the Artisan in Santa Fe NM.

The 200ml size was $35.50. Not cheap!

It goes a long way and this may last me a lifetime!

I do like Gamblin's Cold Wax for mixing with oil paint. This is not to be confused

with that type of use.