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Fixing mistakes in watercolor

A little disaster recovery in watercolor... Some dark color seeped under the drafting tape that was masking the right wing of this butterfly (top left) when I was painting the background. So I masked off the edges where I thought they should be with drafting tape (top right) and lightly rubbed the seepage off with a nylon bristle brush (bottom left) and blotted with a paper towel. This didn’t remove all the phthalo blue because it’s a staining pigment, but it got most of the black off. I actually re-masked the area and did this yet again to extend the wing tip a little further (bottom right). The paper doesn’t take repainting very well when it’s abused like this, but sometimes you can get away with a little dry brushing over the damage and nobody will notice (hopefully).

Another small new work in progress

I'm not in a finishing kind of mood... This is the fourth watercolor I've started without finishing the other three. Hopefully I can wrap this up today...

Year of the trial size dove bird

Watercolor dove bird day 2...

Dove in process

Hello birdy! Just getting started on a new watercolor...

Revolution in the Making

Happening opening at the beautiful and huge new Hauser, Wirth & Schimmel gallery space in downtown LA this afternoon. The show is "Revolution in the Making: Abstract Sculpture by Women, 1947-2016"

"What's Clear Now" opening reception

Thank you everyone who came to the opening reception for my solo show at George Billis Gallery in Los Angeles last night... Your participation made it a huge success! I really enjoyed talking to everyone at the opening, and thanks for all the great feedback! If you missed the opening, the exhibit continues through April 2 -- gallery hours are 10 am to 6 pm Tue - Sat. Have a fabulous week...