Jul 31, 2009 | Pulp painting
Let’s pause and view the in-progress painting for a moment. The purple toned background is created largely with over-beaten abaca and treated with a mixture of water and paper sizing to prevent the surface from absorbing stained water that might leak from the...
Jul 29, 2009 | Pulp painting
Another way to remove colored water before it stains the surface of the painting is to squirt it back into the desired location with water from a squirt bottle. Notice that the pulp I am using is green for the foreground of the painting (the green will eventually...
Jul 24, 2009 | Pulp painting
Despite my best efforts, the pulp doesn’t always land where I want it to; it spills out from the designated area. as illustrated in the above photo. If left untreated, the surface of the painting will absorb the colored water, thus creating a permanent stain. To...
Jul 22, 2009 | Pulp painting
A closer look at the painting after the turkey baster has been used to apply pulp to designated areas. See Monday July 20 blog for photo of application of pulp.
Jul 20, 2009 | Pulp painting
The turkey baster is used to apply larger quantities of pulp to the painting surface. I place approximately one cup of pigmented pulp into a plastic container (such as a yogurt container) and fill the rest of the container with water. I then suck the pulp up into...
Jul 14, 2009 | Pulp painting
The squeeze bottle holds over-beaten pulp that can be used for detailed areas of the painting. In the photo above, I am squeezing over-beaten pulp, which has been diluted in a cup of formation aid, onto the surface of the painting “Changing Seasons” shown here in...