Wow this is kind of different. Dr. P. H. Martin Permanent Pigment Dyes and Bleach combine to make this piece of art. I have always been enamored with the brightness and depth of the colors that are available in these dyes. They are a permanent staining dye and thus that is why the bleach is used to alter the final piece. All the highlights consist of full strength bleach being applied by different techniques (splatter, spray, scraped) and also the bleach mixed with water to be less potent for the more subtle highlights. The watercolor paper really likes these dyes as well. It absorbs the medium to greater depths of the paper than regular watercolor. This brings out the clarity of the color as well as the depth. The other problem you have with dyes is that they dry very fast and thus streak and blotch. If you don't lay down large sweeping washes to cover full areas you get overlay marks. Overlay marks for you non artists is laying a wet wash over one that is already dry, thus leaving you a hard edge between the two and a blotch. This piece is available for sale on my gallery site as an original or a print. I hope you liked today's blog and visit my gallery at Fine Art America. The link is at the top left corner of this blog, click on the link and you are there. Enjoy!
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