9 Landscapes for a Lonely Wolf
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‘Sometimes when I am painting, I become so engrossed in the act of making marks with a brush, afterwards I can’t remember how I did it.’ Twinkle Troughton – artist This workshop is inspired by Twinkle Troughton’s The Lonely Wolf series. Her paintings are both magical and sinister, responding to a poem ‘Fable’ by Janos Pilinszky she remembers from childhood. The unplanned stains, drips and marks are created by the alchemy of oils on paper with mediums, by their very nature, that oppose each other and create distortions. She then pulls strange fairytale landscapes out of these markings and adds minute detail which further tell a story.
Step 1 Play with inks or watercolour on damp paper – the secret here is not to saturate. Use a heavy weight paper, watercolour or cartridge. You can paint with a sponge and brushes whilst also lifting the edges of the paper and allowing the paint to flow. Drop and splash and also use tissue to blot. Work with a range of colours that please you in how they mix and merge. When you are happy with your landscape let it dry. It is advisable to make a few at a time and have some in back up for step 2. Also, step 1 might be enough for you, there is no rule to say you need to go any further. Step 2 On the dry paper start to add details using pen, pencils, colour pencils. These can be frommemory or images you have. The adding detail requires a lot of focus and concentration; it helps focus the mind on the task in hand. For some this can be frustrating as they want perfection – try to move past this by adding organic detail such as trees and foliage that don’t require rigid angles and straight lines.
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