Carol Welch
  • Original Art
  • About
  • Contact
  • Press
  • Blog
Day in the life of an Artist

Artists Next Door video

6/9/2018

1 Comment

 


Artists Next Door blog

Welcome to Solterre Studio: Italian for Sun(Sol) and the land (Terre), the 2 things I need for my painting subjects. I like to say that my art is “fresh from the garden.” I grow a garden for all seasons. I can paint in it through the warmer months, then paint the view from inside my living and dining room windows in the winter, mostly aspens. I paint with watercolor, acrylic and encaustic.
My new “Living on the Porch” series is done with melted wax and watercolor, 2 of my favorite things. I found this batik technique in a 2005 “Artist's Sketchbook” magazine article by Kathie George. It's basically the same resist method as traditional batik on fabric, but with the use of paraffin wax and watercolor layered on rice paper. After several layers of wax on the flimsy rice paper, it becomes rigid as leather. The batik is placed between newsprint and ironed to remove all wax. I really like the effect of the crackling and a not so perfect image. The mood and atmospheric results suit my nature!

If you'd like to see the video of me in my studio with this unique process click here:​ artistsnextdoor.weebly.com/carol-welch.html

If you'd like to see more from the artist who developed this technique click here: www.kathiegeorge.com
1 Comment
Karen kreyeski link
6/10/2018 07:38:39 pm

Carol, I ejoyed your view very much.

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Picture

    Author

    Welcome to my gardens: where I find my inspirations
    ​for painting plein air in watercolor, acrylic and encaustic.

    Archives

    March 2020
    February 2019
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    October 2017
    September 2017
    April 2017
    November 2016
    October 2016

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Picture
  • Original Art
  • About
  • Contact
  • Press
  • Blog