{"id":5085,"date":"2025-04-20T21:52:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T21:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marigoldonline.net\/?p=5085"},"modified":"2025-04-19T21:53:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T21:53:20","slug":"its-a-wash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marigoldonline.net\/?p=5085","title":{"rendered":"It’s a Wash"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One of the first things a beginning watercolorist learns is how to make a wash. A wash is a technique where diluted paint is applied to the paper and can be flat, graded, or variegated. Sometimes different washes are built up one on top of the other. It\u2019s harder than it looks.<\/p>\n

As I\u2019ve been studying watercolor for about seven years, I go to the annual exhibit at the Salamagundi Club, (not for those with walking issues; steep stairs throughout), of the American Watercolor Society.<\/p>\n

Typically at the AWS show there are a great many representational works, often long on technique but short on feeling. As my instructor often says, \u201cIf you want your painting to look exactly like the subject, take a photo.\u201d These baseballs are amazingly realistic but, to my mind, lack heart.\"\"<\/p>\n

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The exhibit has many paintings of Venice, flowers, and bicycles. Some of the portraits capture what appears to be the subject\u2019s \"\"essence, and some landscapes do a good job of evoking, but not precisely delineating, the setting.<\/p>\n

Contributors come from all over the U.S. and other countries including China, Peru and my particular fave, Wormit, Fife. Great Britain, where the artist painted the exterior of a dilapidated cottage.<\/p>\n

I began painting to give some energy to the right side of my brain. Here is a fairly recent example.\"\"<\/p>\n

I\u00a0 won\u2019t be taking up a new career but I enjoy my painting sessions enormously.s<\/p>\n

This is a recipe that requires almost no cleanup, aka, washing.<\/p>\n

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Lemon Dill Salmon<\/strong><\/p>\n

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