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From Darkness Into the Light

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I was not planning on doing any more paintings until after Caiti's wedding, with everything that needs to be done in preparation for that, but I was inpired by a friend of ours who does his paintings by starting with a black canvas. I saw his 4' x 5' painting of Copenhagen in progress the other day and have been itching to paint ever since. It goes against my grain to even use black, but if the paint is completely dry, it won't muddy up the other colors, it just shows where you don't cover it. The result is a painting with lots of contrast if you paint extra thick .... Anyway, today I sat looking at everything that needs doing and decided I didn't want to do anything ... so I painted. While I waited for the black to dry, I cleaned a bathroom and went though and cleaned two cupboards and our medicine cabinet (all kinds of expired stuff...). This is what resulted so far. I love the contrast that using a black canvas makes. It looks like I have a lot of det...
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