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Watercolor on Yupo Workshop – Sacramento

Posted on February 4, 2016 by admin

One-day workshop at University Art in Sacramento, CA. Click here for details and to register.

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Watercolor on Yupo Workshop – University Art

Posted on February 2, 2016 by admin

Saturday, May 14th, 10 am – 4 pm, University Art Explore the possibilities of watercolor painting on this unique surface. Yupo is a slick and non-absorbent synthetic paper. These properties allow the colors to remain bright and vibrant and to … Continue reading →

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Watercolor

Posted on March 3, 2012 by admin

For more information about these paintings, please click on any thumbnail. Most of Ann’s watercolor paintings are on Yupo, a synthetic paper made of polypropylene. She uses a limited color palette and a looser painting technique, allowing the paper and … Continue reading →

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What is Scratchboard?

Posted on April 5, 2023 by admin

Scratchboard is a clay-coated surface that is scratched with a knife or other abrasive tool to render detail and texture. Boards are either black or white. The majority of scratchboard artists use Ampersand’s archival boards: Scratchbord™ (black) or Claybord™ (white). … Continue reading →

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Cassie & Bella

Posted on December 9, 2022 by admin

Cassie & Bella Commissioned Portrait Scratchboard (Ampersand Scratchbord™) with Watercolor 6″ x 10″ To zoom in on this drawing, click on the image. Watch a short work in progress video. zoomify searchcats

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Mark Your Calendars – May Open Studios Tour

Posted on January 24, 2022 by admin

I’m participating in the North Auburn Artists’ Open Studios Tour this year. May 7th & 8th, 10 – 5 each day. I’ll be at Diane Tharp‘s place. I showed with Diane for the North Auburn “Fall Into Art” event in … Continue reading →

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What Was I Thinking?

Posted on September 6, 2021 by admin

… also … What Have I Gotten Myself Into?Ages ago, I created a blog on the Blogger platform and posted pretty regularly for a few years. I later joined Facebook and put more of my time into posting updates, works … Continue reading →

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Jacob

Posted on September 6, 2021 by admin

JacobChimpanzeeScratchboard (Ampersand Scratchbord™)with Watercolor5″ x 5″To zoom in on this drawing, click on the image.______________________________________ The original drawing is available in Ann’s shop. Read more about Jacob & the creation of the drawing in this blog post. Copyright 2019, Ann … Continue reading →

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Reference Photo Guidelines

Posted on July 20, 2021 by admin

Why Clear, High Quality Photos are Essential! Ann took her own photos (many of them!) of Abby the German Shepherd. She selected a few of the best photos, and then, in consultation with her client, they chose the photo below … Continue reading →

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Chromed Grace

Posted on July 3, 2021 by admin

Chromed GraceGreyhound Hood Ornament, Vintage FordScratchboard (Ampersand Scratchbord™)with Watercolor5″ x 7″To zoom in on this drawing, click on the image.______________________________________| This drawing was accepted in American Women Artists’ 2020 Annual Exhibition, “Making Their Mark”. Read more here and see in-progress … Continue reading →

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