This painting is being developed by careful planning and a solid preliminary drawing, pour an application of paint and then mask then repeat. To get to this stage, the work has gone through six paint pours and six mask applications. I masked our the white areas initially then poured a light shade of pink. There were three pink pours in total and two shades of green and one of dark blue.
Removing the masking compound is a bit of a work out and somewhat stressful. The work has to be completely dry prior to removal. One of the key elements of this method is to not allow the mask to sit on the paper for too long. Also, I am nervous when I think I should use a hair dryer to accelerate the drying process. I am really timid that the mask will bond to the paper and ruin the effort.
I am at the stage now where I soften us any harsh edges created my masking. Then I will start to further develop the painting. Although this method is laborious, it it still faster than my normal approach. At least this is what I tell myself.
Wow, great work Helen. I can't wait to see it when it's finished!
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