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Living A Creative Life with Melissa Dinwiddie

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January 18, 2015 at 03:50PM


My favorite effort of the day, so far. 6×6, pointed end of dowel dipped in Ziller glossy black #ink, scratched into Daniel Smith #watercolorground
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January 18, 2015 at 03:49PM


Four new 6×6 canvas boards in progress.
Handle end of paintbrush (top two) or pointed wooden dowel (bottom two) dipped in Ziller glossy black #ink, and scratched into wet Daniel Smith #watercolorground
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January 18, 2015 at 03:17PM


What to do when you’re not happy with a piece: paint over it with gesso (or Daniel Smith #watercolorground ) and use that as a not-really-blank blank canvas.
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January 17, 2015 at 03:35PM


Major smearage! Transparent Daniel Smith #watercolorground over dried sumi ink and gesso. It’s fun to see how the smearing transforms the piece.
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January 17, 2015 at 03:04PM


Ahhhhh! I love these smears! This is what happens when you paint transparent watercolor ground over sumi ink in gesso. Makes my heart go pitty-pat. 🙂 #workinprogress #wip #artinprocess #originalart #artistsofinstagram #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #abstract #abstractart #abstractexpressionism #creativity #creative365 #creativeprocess #creativesandbox #creativeeveryday #livingacreativelife

January 16, 2015 at 03:34PM


And the last Dancing with Chaos 6×6 canvas board of the day (time to go set up lights take some studio shots of completed art).
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