by Debra Claffey | Feb 22, 2019 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Updates, Works-in-progress
There are four panels, each 36″ wide and about 72″ high. It’s both direct painting (that got transferred to another piece) and two layers of monotype on sumi-e paper. ← Waiting for paint to dry. New monotype without a press...
by Debra Claffey | Feb 21, 2019 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Thoughts, Updates, Works-in-progress
I really am grateful for my little studio, but I run out of room! and often!. As soon as the paint dries, I can move on… ← Next layer went on today. Another layer on monotypes in progress...
by Debra Claffey | Feb 19, 2019 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Thoughts, Updates, Works-in-progress
I’ve separated the 72 panels into 3 groupings. It may be temporary. I like the idea of 72 12 x 12 inch panels. ← Trace monotype Waiting for paint to dry....
by Debra Claffey | Jan 27, 2019 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Updates, Works-in-progress
These are the next two layers on this large 72 x 144 inch painting on 12 x 12 inch panels. It’s a monotype on Rives BFK on the base layer that I started more than 20 years ago. The previous layer was a golden yellow:and here’s the original monotype:...
by Debra Claffey | Jan 19, 2019 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Updates, Works-in-progress
What it will look like when mounted. ← Grey-Green Study #3 Here are a few reasons to sign up...
by Debra Claffey | Jan 16, 2019 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Updates, Works-in-progress
Another example of working with different surface textures: gloss encaustic and matte pigment stick, Grey-Green Study #3, encaustic, pigment stick, graphite on paper.9 x 9 inches ← A Detail Time for mounting paper to panel...
by Debra Claffey | Jan 14, 2019 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Updates, Works-in-progress
A detail from a work on Rives BFK paper, using encaustic, R & F pigment stick, and graphite. Loving the difference in surface texture, from gloss to velvety matte. ← Demo work for cold wax painting workshop Grey-Green Study #3...
by Debra Claffey | Jan 12, 2019 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Updates, Workshops
This is untitled. It’s a demonstration piece, using cold wax medium and oil paint. It’s work I do in my workshops to show how versatile the cold wax medium makes your oil paints. Always with a reminder that technique should inform or transform your content...
by Debra Claffey | Jan 6, 2019 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Updates, Works-in-progress, Workshops
I taught a two-day workshop in painting with cold wax medium this weekend. It’s often easier to demonstrate possibilities than to talk about them. So this one shows layering techniques with drawing to expose the color beneath. I like the color palette, the...
by Debra Claffey | Jan 5, 2019 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Updates, Works-in-progress
Here’s a trace monotype done during a busy week of year-end paperwork. No need for a press. I “ink” up the worktable in my studio, which means that I brush, roll and otherwise apply oil paint to the work surface. Then I lay down a sheet of Gampi...
