Carol Frye, Daniel's Den, Daniel Smith, Prima Tec, Watercolor

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Daniel's Den

PrimaTek and other Daniel Smith Watercolors, Gessoes (white/titan buff) and 300lb D'Arches coldpress watercolor paper.
(The "Seastones" and the "Portico" series used 140lb Strathmore 400 watercolor paper.)

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(All Paintigs have been completed sine April 2009. Paintings on this page may also be found thoughout my website)

Stone Phoenix Series

I believe most artists experience an occasional dry spell, a time when the paint stops flowing and deadlines come and go, a time when “The Artist is
Out”. I recently returned from one of those rather lengthy unscheduled sabbaticals. The months of quiet introspection allowed new processes to
germinate and fresh ideas to develop unhindered by the pressures of normal routines.

A layerist by nature, I recently learned I am most comfortable “building”, rather than “painting” a painting. It had been many years since I used
watercolors, but several tubes of new paint, a stack of 300 lb watercolor papers, and a can of gesso gave me nothing to lose. Inspiration flowed with
the granulating qualities of the new semi-precious stone watercolors that actually allow me to paint with hematite, amethyst and azurite. Out of
the ashes and from the depths of the earth emerged my new “Stone Phoenix” series of watercolors employing these wonderful tools.