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  • Underpainting in Art & Writing, 2023

    March 3, 2023 /
    red paint used for underpainting in art on a canvas

    Fact: Underpainting Adds Depth Is underpainting part of your art process? While many contemporary artists use this technique, underpainting was the ‘standard’ among the masters. Underpainting is defined as the first coat of paint, especially the initial painting on a canvas. The major areas, tones, colors, and forms are indicated in mass.…

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    4 Gelli-printing and Monoprinting Terms Good to Know

    December 28, 2022
    arti supplies and custom postcard featuring artist RobinLK's orginal art

    Our First Art Party is in the Books: Feedback + Lessons Learned

    March 4, 2018
    a handcrafted "life" journal

    Bit by Bit: Creative Elements and Life

    August 25, 2019
  • Underpants and the Art Studio…. {a Little 411 Fun}

    February 10, 2017 /

    Artists call it underpainting: a layer of paint that goes on first, as a base coat, to provide a foundation for finished work, adding depth and tonal qualities to later layers in acrylic and oil paintings. Colors vary. I’ve read that some contemporary artists use this technique, though it was much more common by the greats before them.…

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    Life, This Morning…..

    February 28, 2017
    red paint used for underpainting in art on a canvas

    Underpainting in Art & Writing, 2023

    March 3, 2023
    a handcrafted "life" journal

    Bit by Bit: Creative Elements and Life

    August 25, 2019

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  • Underpainting in Art & Writing, 2023
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On the 'Gram

— Goodbye, sweet boy. Thank you for letting me be your human mom for 8 years.
— Monday Musings.
— Just a weekend #teacherlook selfie — waiting for my Ride or Die bff🤓🩵
— And fall! 🍁

READS & LISTENS

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones, James Clear

Hello Monday Podcast with Jessi Hempel

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, Susan Cain

The Crossroads of Should and Must: Find and Follow Your Passion,  Elle Luna

The She Book, Tanya Markul

 

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