Walk a mile in another person’s shoes

Take 3 – traditional Chinese baby shoes (more for looks than actual practicality of course – babies don’t need shoes!) (but they are so cute!)

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FORE-EDGE PAINTING 16

Building up the layers and getting darker and darker

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FORE-EDGE PAINTING 15

The key is to keep painting in very thin, very dry layers. As a miniature painter I am used to this; however I have to keep bearing in mind the ‘watercolour’ aspect of it as it is painted light to dark like watercolours, not like miniatures. So it is like a mix between miniature and watercolours. I’m glad I’ve got brushes to cover all of these needs!

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… so we dedicated an entire wall to be drawn on…

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My toddler saw us drawing on the walls…

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Acorn boy

Husband and kids went to park then came back to studio to make this

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FORE-EDGE PAINTING 14

Slowly coming to life. It’s a slightly different way of painting, more akin to watercolour, where the white of the paper is the brightest white, so I have to leave it out, as I can’t add white on top of dark colours as it would make the paint too thick (it has to fall back into the form of a book, after all).

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FORE-EDGE PAINTING 13

The red book underneath is for support only – could be a piece of wood, just to support the pages

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