tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post1062167602837763208..comments2024-03-28T09:25:25.716-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Why use mixed media?James Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-1554552683662390962020-07-04T05:55:31.930-04:002020-07-04T05:55:31.930-04:00Dear Mr Gurney! I admire your work and patience. E...Dear Mr Gurney! I admire your work and patience. Every time I have procrastination (this happens not often, but happens from time to time), I watch your videos, and the desire to work immediately returns to me! Thanks so much for your work.<br />The post fully reflects my impressions of mixed media: during my studies, I also heard a ban on the black colour, a fundamental rejection of mixed media, but when I became an independent artist, all these conditional rigid boundaries disappeared. Moreover, time also changes, and art becomes more plastic, I'm sure of this.<br />Thanks again! I have the book “Color and Light” translated into Russian, it’s wonderful.<br />Your fan, Irena Livianu.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12620415591602341320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-54844002952813532722020-03-03T16:33:13.849-05:002020-03-03T16:33:13.849-05:00Thanks for posting this!!! Great information and b...Thanks for posting this!!! Great information and beautiful work!!Mari SanGiovannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745515123000808291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-68161652011227688992020-03-02T21:16:33.671-05:002020-03-02T21:16:33.671-05:00Good enough for Turner, good enough for me! If I&#...Good enough for Turner, good enough for me! If I'm not mistaken, he used "mixed media" constantly.BrianNolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16934416924879241638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-37530584350382138462020-03-02T12:34:27.838-05:002020-03-02T12:34:27.838-05:00I was just reading John Pike's book "Wate...I was just reading John Pike's book "Watercolor" last night, which is available on openlibrary.org. On page 40 he said, "The proper use of opaque white...is to mix a little white with all your colors before each wash. This gives a beautiful, soft, semi-gouache quality. On this, the opaque highlights highlight have a feeling of belonging." <br /><br />Pike consistently calls gouache, "opaque watercolor" and that feels a better name than gouache. It is watercolor, it's just opaque. As you James have pointed out, there are many watercolor pigments that are more opaque than some gouache pigments. <br />Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12880159505047529060noreply@blogger.com