Monday, June 27, 2022

ASPEN BLUE - Watercolor Batik

ASPEN BLUE
Watercolor Batik - 11x14

Aspen trees are always fun to paint because you can take creative license and use fun colors for the leaves and bark.

Watercolor batik is similar to the age old fabric batik process but painted on fibrous rice paper instead of cloth. Melted wax is applied to the areas that I want to stay white and then I start painting in the lighter colors of the composition. The wax is then used to protect these lighter areas and the process of painting and waxing is repeated until the entire piece is covered. The wax is them ironed off and the final result is always a unique and creative piece of art.