Tag: Pigment
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Prussian Blue abstracts
I am fond of Prussian Blue, I mean really fond of it, and for a while totally obsessed with it’s dark greeny-blue nature and it’s properties, which I’ll talk about later. It was the first modren synthetic pigment, created back in the 18th Century from dried blood (ugh) and is made from oxidised iron salts.…
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Bear In Snow / Bushy In Winter
Apologies for not posting since the end of last year – I’ve been busy but go out the habit of posting on Instagram and here – so a big backlog of work to post! In January, Feburary and March I was out in all weathers trying to do plein air – including wind, rain and…
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Ink Lightfastness Tests
Weird to be presenting lightfast tests in the darkest time of the year but since last summer I have been testing the various inks I use for lightfastness, and here are the results. Lightfastness is the way pigments and dyes react to UV light – if they aren’t lightfast they fade or shift in colour…
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Filter Beds and Bicycles
Since I last visited the Filter Beds, I’ve sold the Moon piece – thanks Linda, it’s off to it’s new home, and a lot has happened….July feels like years ago! But despite still banning the river it’s allowed as a subject and I wander by there regularly. There has been concern locally about the Filter…
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Abstracts
Getting tired of sunny daytime landscapes, I’ve gone the other way inside, or in my garden or at night time to work on abstracts, portraits and night pieces. Light to dark, I feel the landscapes weren’t saying what I needed to say. Too cheery and light for these times. Here is ‘Experiment In Blues’ which…
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In The Night Garden
The Night Work series continues with more paintings at dusk on the river – so much so I’ve named one YAS not so much after the cliched gay slang, it stands for ‘Yet Another Sunset’. Sadly because of time and when I get to go out, and the restrictions due to COVID-19 has meant more…
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