Working with Acrylic Inks & Gouache
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3M ago
I have a beautiful handmade sketchbook that was given to me and recently decided to start putting artwork on the pages. I have been a follower of Dina Brodsky on Instagram and like her method of creating small paintings or sketches using gouache over acrylic inks. Dina's work is amazing and she teaches workshops and classes on sketching and painting birds. I decided to try experimenting on ..read more
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Varnishing Colored Pencil - Part 2
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6M ago
I wanted to use the water based Golden Gloss Waterborne Varnish to varnish my artwork but found it is quite different from the previous Golden UVLS Varnish. I emailed Golden to ask questions after making a few mistakes (they are pictured at the end of this entry). The Golden rep was very helpful in suggesting the best way to add isolation coats the artwork before applying the Waterborne Varnish.& ..read more
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Varnishing Colored Pencil - Part 1
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7M ago
 There are times when I like to mount my colored pencil artwork on a cradled panel or present it in a floater frame as opposed to framing the art under glass. In order to do this I need to varnish the finished piece. Up until now I had been varnishing my colored pencil work with water based Golden UVLS Polymer Varnish. I wrote about my experiements with this particular method in a blog post ..read more
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Mounting a Watercolor on a Panel
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7M ago
I taught a colored pencil workshop this week and was explaining to my students how I often like to mount a drawing or watercolor on a panel rather than framing it with a mat and under glass. It is a bit complicated so I thought I would put it on my blog for future reference. I have been using DaVinci ProPanels as a surface in which to mount my artwork. This acid-free archival panel is coated with ..read more
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Two Upcoming Summer Workshops
KJF DESIGN Fine Art
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10M ago
I have two in-person colored pencil workshops scheduled this summer. The first one is two mornings in July at Portsmouth Arts Guild in Portsmouth, RI and the other is a weekend workshop at Cape Cod Art Center in Barnstable, MA in September. We will create vibrant drawings with the simple tool of colored pencil by layering, blending, burnishing and creating rich darks and color. We ..read more
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Featured Artist in Endangered Exhibit
KJF DESIGN Fine Art
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1y ago
 I am excited to have been chosen to be the Virtual Artist in Residence for the exhibit Endangered promoted by the non profit group Art4Apes. Link to my bio and information is here. Link to the virtual gallery is here.Endangered is "a team of art and photography lovers who believe that art, in all its forms, can reach people all over the globe and win hearts and minds for the cause of ..read more
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 The members of 19 on Paper artist group are ...
KJF DESIGN Fine Art
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1y ago
 The members of 19 on Paper artist group are celebrating our 35th anniversary with an exhibit at Bristol Art Museum, Bristol, RI. A selection of past members with be exhibiting with us. Exhibit opens Sunday November 12, if in the area please join us for the opening reception Sunday, November 19, 2-4 pm. Included below are three of my works in the exhibit. The Invitation is a colored pencil ..read more
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Holiday Little Picture Show at Providence Art Club
KJF DESIGN Fine Art
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1y ago
I am exhibiting at Providence Art Club Little Picture Show & Sale on until December 23rd, 2024. There are over 160 artists exhibiting and all artwork is priced at $350 or less. Here are a few of my artworks that are available for purchase in the show.  All are colored pencil on paper except for the lighthouse which is watercolor on claybord.   ..read more
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Portrait of Murdock
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1y ago
 This is Murdock, I drew a portrait of this sweet dog for his owner. I don't know Murdock's whole story but I do know he was a rescue who ended up losing one eye and lived a short life. In every photo I saw, Murdock looked so happy and I know his owner loved him very much. I think Murdock loved his owner very much too. I was asked to draw a portrait of him and given several photos. In one of ..read more
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Art Fluent Award
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1y ago
 An artist friend suggested I enter the Art Fluent Animalia exhibit so I sent in a few of my safari drawings. I was really excited when I learned that this drawing Majestic won one of the two Director's Choice Awards!We met this beautiful elephant in Amboselli National Park in Kenya. We were riding in our safari jeep when he came out of the bushes and stood in a field not far from where we parked ..read more
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