New Silk Painting Experiment 2 - Page 3

Starsprite · #31 12-09-2006, 11:11 PM

Really pretty color combo Kat!! Wow...this is a large one! It would look great on a wall to brighten up a drab room!

KathyJB · #32 12-09-2006, 11:24 PM

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Really pretty color combo Kat!! Wow...this is a large one! It would look great on a wall to brighten up a drab room!

Thanks Spritey!!! I appreciate your sunny face in my thread, always a pleasure to see you here,

gmarie · #33 12-09-2006, 11:39 PM

Kat, this is luscious, and festive! It looks like a "happy heart"!

KathyJB · #34 12-09-2006, 11:49 PM

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Kat, this is luscious, and festive! It looks like a "happy heart"!

Thank you GM, I am glad you can see the heart in this

thanks again

lisilk · #35 12-15-2006, 12:52 AM

Ha! You finally came over to the dark side!

It was only a matter of time Kathy.

I too have used a lot of dyes with wc and on paper but don't you just love the flow on silk???? Beautiful colors and blending. Can't wait to see more. Be sure to post some in MM too as there are a few other silk painters there. Are you steaming to set? ( Never mind, just read that's a yes.) Wait until you start doing sarong sizes!!!

Can't wait to see more!

Li

Reyma · #36 12-15-2006, 01:54 AM

Great work Kat. Love the combination of colors. One of your best I think.

Marcel

KathyJB · #37 12-15-2006, 10:09 AM

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Ha! You finally came over to the dark side! It was only a matter of time Kathy. I too have used a lot of dyes with wc and on paper but don't you just love the flow on silk???? Beautiful colors and blending. Can't wait to see more. Be sure to post some in MM too as there are a few other silk painters there. Are you steaming to set? ( Never mind, just read that's a yes.) Wait until you start doing sarong sizes!!!

Can't wait to see more!

Ahh the long lost Li, thanks for popping in here to comment, I have a long way to go before I do work like yours but you have set the bar for me and its good to have a mentor in silk, I will drop in over at MM if i get the nerve, thanks again Li,
Oh BTW yes I love how the paint flows in silk, very much!!!

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Great work Kat. Love the combination of colors. One of your best I think.

Hello Marcel, I thank you and count your comments as very much a complement, appreciate your stopping by,

Kat

tvandeb · #38 12-15-2006, 11:31 AM

Wow, the brillance of the colors! Very Nice!

KathyJB · #39 12-17-2006, 11:05 PM

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Wow, the brillance of the colors! Very Nice!

tvandeb, thank you very much!!!

Lori Andrews · #40 12-18-2006, 09:32 AM

Absolutley beautiful, now you've intriqued me to try, may I ask where you get your silk? and how do you keep it.?? from the environment? and are you using this as clothing or a painting framed?

KathyJB · #41 12-18-2006, 10:50 AM

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Absolutley beautiful, now you've intriqued me to try, may I ask where you get your silk? and how do you keep it.?? from the environment? and are you using this as clothing or a painting framed?

Hello lori and thanks for asking, please keep in mind i dont uses strictly dye specific pigment and i have not fixed the dyes at all, you might want to look up member Lisilk fior those questions, but I purchase my silk from Dharma.com and I use Charmouse silk which is very inexpensive and comes on a roll.
I also use jaquard pigment as well as some acrylics and lots of watercolor right out of the tubes.
I am intending to hang it framed and later when I have fixed and tested some scarves, I intend to wear and sell those, please feel free to ask any further questions, I appreciate the interest, it helps me learn as i go, thanks again,

katsarecool · #42 12-18-2006, 10:52 AM

I love the very intense tropical colors here! I learned something new today. I did not know one could paint on silk. Lovely!

KathyJB · #43 12-18-2006, 12:32 PM

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I love the very intense tropical colors here! I learned something new today. I did not know one could paint on silk. Lovely

Yes you can, I have been meaning to paint on silk for some time, I just finally got round to trying it, all the talk of wax batic and gutta resist, was holding me back untill I realised I dont have to use that if I dont want to, these make fast christmas gifts also,
thanks Nancy for your response, and yes Kats are Kool arent they LOL

Aquarelle10 · #44 12-18-2006, 12:39 PM

Hi Kat, I do Chinese painting on Antique silk in watercolour and they work beautifully. This is gorgeous. You have a wonderful eye for colour and it shines here.

Jean.

KathyJB · #45 12-18-2006, 12:47 PM

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Hi Kat, I do Chinese painting on Antique silk in watercolour and they work beautifully. This is gorgeous. You have a wonderful eye for colour and it shines here.

Thanks Jean very much, have i seen your paintings? do you have them posted here?

would love to see them....

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