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Commissioned Black Leopard in progress, sepia watercolor on board, ~5″x7″, \u00a9Rebecca Latham<\/p>\n
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Commissioned Black Leopard, watercolor on board, ~5″x7″, \u00a9Rebecca Latham<\/p>\n
I just put the finishing touches on this little commission of a black leopard.\u00a0 These leopards always fascinate me by their mysterious look.\u00a0 Their stunning rich coats so often reflecting a glossy sheen of blue and intense eyes of a predator are always an attraction.\u00a0 To highlight these points, I added hints of sterling silver to this piece as I sometimes do to my work, giving a painting just a little extra.<\/p>\n
I was recently asked about what this was exactly.\u00a0 Basically, it is ground sterling silver (or gold) into a fine powder to form a ‘pigment’.\u00a0 It is then mixed with a binder, like usual watercolors are, and dried to form a tablet cake.\u00a0 When needed, the tablet is wet to reconstitute the silver paint, and then can be used as paint in art.\u00a0 Pure silver and gold have been used in illuminated manuscript miniatures for centuries.\u00a0 I love the added zest a hint of silver or gold adds to a piece, as well as how it carries on a tradition that has such a rich history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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