I am excited about how this experiment turned out! I learned a lot and had the most fun painting on both sides of the paper. There are a few things I wished I could correct but it isn't possible. Overall, I like the image a lot. This was painted with acrylic inks in a very watercolor like manner. I was able to do some lifting and changing by brushing rubbing alcohol over the dried ink. Interesting, I could not lift thinly applied color. I was able to lift areas of concentrated color. It was a little tricky painting back in and getting it to blend in. The background behind the head turned out as I had hoped. I used clear contact paper as a mask to keep the stamping from overlapping where I didn't want it. This paper made positioning (and repositioning) the sticky paper very easy and it lifted off when I was done with no problem.
Coming up with a title for the painting is a fun family game. So far we have "Contemplating getting accepted into AWS" and "How about this one?" Feel free to jump in with any suggestions.
Painting on this surface was rather slow (for me). I was constantly having to wait for areas to dry so I could check out how it looked or turn the paper over to work on the other side. While I was waiting, I started reading a great book, "The Element" by Ken Robinson.
. I am always interested in ideas about creativity. I had seen Sir Ken on U Tube delivering a speach for the TED convention. He is charming, witty, and entertaining besides being brilliant. This book talks about all the different kinds of creativity, matching your talents with your passion and how we need a revolution in education so that everyone can find their uniqueness and harness this talent pool for the benefit of our country and outselves. Now I want every member of my family to read it.
. I am always interested in ideas about creativity. I had seen Sir Ken on U Tube delivering a speach for the TED convention. He is charming, witty, and entertaining besides being brilliant. This book talks about all the different kinds of creativity, matching your talents with your passion and how we need a revolution in education so that everyone can find their uniqueness and harness this talent pool for the benefit of our country and outselves. Now I want every member of my family to read it. 
