From the Artist: "I did two different cards this year: the lighthouse one and this one of a pinecone which came out of a series of paintings of fallen things commissioned in the autumn. You can't really see in the photo but the border is copper and there are touches of copper on the ends of the pinecone.
"I have been aching to put some metallic touches in my watercolors and finally found a product I could use. Jacquard Pearl-Ex Pigments are available in a variety of wonderful colors and are mixable with gum arabic and some distilled water to eventually end up with something similar to a pan of pigment. I have mixed gold and now copper and a blue/green to use with my watercolors. Absolutely love the results. I previously mixed Winsor Newton iridescent medium with paint and used it alone but really prefer the homemade 'pans' .
"The downside is the pinecone was the only 'original' I sent. This was a fun project but I want to start earlier next year, I wouldn't mind having more originals to mail out."
"I have been aching to put some metallic touches in my watercolors and finally found a product I could use. Jacquard Pearl-Ex Pigments are available in a variety of wonderful colors and are mixable with gum arabic and some distilled water to eventually end up with something similar to a pan of pigment. I have mixed gold and now copper and a blue/green to use with my watercolors. Absolutely love the results. I previously mixed Winsor Newton iridescent medium with paint and used it alone but really prefer the homemade 'pans' .
"The downside is the pinecone was the only 'original' I sent. This was a fun project but I want to start earlier next year, I wouldn't mind having more originals to mail out."