Apr 27, 2016
Media: watercolor on tissue paper
Size: 4.5x6.5 in
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Original watercolor on tissue paper portrait in beautiful jewel tones.
The detailed and textured painting has many glazes of color applied to achieve the luminous depth and hue to the colors. This technique was inspired by an ancient Zen meditation ritual in which the Buddhist monks would meditate on a crumpled, and then smoothed, sheet of rice paper until a vision appeared to them from the random lines and folds in the rice paper. For these paintings, I randomly apply crumpled tissue paper layers to a rigid backing. Then after many applications of transparent color washes, an image is suggested where the color has collected in the folds and swirls of the randomly applied tissue paper...kind of like finding images in the clouds. I continue to enhance and detail the image that has been suggested by the folds in the tissue paper by adding color in thin glazes, and definition with ink. The painting is then protected with a Broad Spectrum UV protectant, and light varnish. This signed painting measures 4.5 x 6.5 inches on prepared, archival, mat board . The painting is matted and the outside dimensions are 9 x 12". Lynne French is a contemporary artist who trained at Chouinard Art Institute/CalArts, where she studied with both Millard Sheets and Phil Dike. She is collected throughout the United States in both private and public collections, has done extensive commercial work and numerous commission pieces. Lynne French is listed with AskArt, and also in The Artist's Bluebook. Please email all questions. All sales are final. Check out my other items & thanks for looking !
Original watercolor on tissue paper portrait in beautiful jewel tones.
The detailed and textured painting has many glazes of color applied to achieve the luminous depth and hue to the colors. This technique was inspired by an ancient Zen meditation ritual in which the Buddhist monks would meditate on a crumpled, and then smoothed, sheet of rice paper until a vision appeared to them from the random lines and folds in the rice paper. For these paintings, I randomly apply crumpled tissue paper layers to a rigid backing. Then after many applications of transparent color washes, an image is suggested where the color has collected in the folds and swirls of the randomly applied tissue paper...kind of like finding images in the clouds. I continue to enhance and detail the image that has been suggested by the folds in the tissue paper by adding color in thin glazes, and definition with ink. The painting is then protected with a Broad Spectrum UV protectant, and light varnish. This signed painting measures 4.5 x 6.5 inches on prepared, archival, mat board . The painting is matted and the outside dimensions are 9 x 12". Lynne French is a contemporary artist who trained at Chouinard Art Institute/CalArts, where she studied with both Millard Sheets and Phil Dike. She is collected throughout the United States in both private and public collections, has done extensive commercial work and numerous commission pieces. Lynne French is listed with AskArt, and also in The Artist's Bluebook. Please email all questions. All sales are final. Check out my other items & thanks for looking ! |
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