The Organic Painter by Author Carne Griffiths
Bored with the same old paints? The Organic Painter introduces innovative techniques for using non-traditional “paint” derived from materials like coffee, tea, and alcohol, to encourage freedom of expression. Traditional art supplies will only take you so far!
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The Organic Painter is an inspiring book that gives you all the techniques and ideas you’ll need to boost your creativity, learn natural paint-making, and be more resourceful with your art materials. Imagine the unique things you’ll make when you create natural paints from coffee, tea, embroidery thread and flame.
Each project in this guide book comes with instructions on how to make the paint, and also includes experiments and explorations for you to try. Plus, a simple painting accompanies each featured material and combines it with other materials or techniques, so you’ll never lack inspiration.
Title: The Organic Painter
Author: Carne Griffiths
ISBN: 9781631596087
Publishing Date: February 12, 2019
By: Quarry Books, an imprint of The Quarto Group
Working primarily with calligraphy inks, graphite and liquids, such as tea, Carne Griffiths’ fascination with drawing focuses on the creation and manipulation of the drawn line. Images explore human, geometric and floral forms, in a combination of both literal and abstract translation and in response to images and situations encountered in daily life. His work creates a journey of escapism which focuses on scenes of awe and wonder, projecting a sense of abandonment and inviting the viewer to share and explore this inner realm.
My Thoughts: I enjoy all kinds of different arts and crafts. Crafting for me is a great way to relieve stress and helps me to express my creativity. People often thing that arts & crafts are an expensive hobby and I’m here to tell you that you can enjoy this hobby on a well-spent dime! Don’t believe me? Just check out all of the craft projects posted here on our blog!
I’ve been reading The Organic Painter and absolutely LOVE this book! You can get all kinds of inspiration from it! For example…last week I used freshly brewed tea to give an “aged stain” to some of my cotton doilies. My sister decorates her home in a country theme and I knew that tea-stained doilies would be a gift she would appreciate for her birthday next month.
The author has a small section on how to create runs and drips when painting. Well, my granddaughter and I are going to try that technique later next month to decorate some new t-shirts. One tip that I really enjoyed learning was using “salt” to add texture to my paints & artwork. Brilliant!!! This book is jam-packed with all kinds of fun and unique techniques & tips!!!
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