In my pajamas, at 6am, outside in the two 17F mornings of this week, I've been brushing water on paper and then flinging paint at it! This ice painting technique is one I learned from Jeanette of Illustrated Life, a fellow Watermarks blog member. I wrote more about what I did on the Watermarks blog and included more examples than the ones I'm showing you here, so go check it out if you have a mo.
Northern lights are the perfect subject for painting with ice, don't you agree?
Some are less icy than others:
You get all sorts of accidents with this method of painting, some happy, but, oh, it's so much fun! Thank you, Jeanette, for giving me an excuse to summon up images and memories from my fantastic Norwegian voyage!
How fabulous, I never could have imagined such a thing!
Posted by: Lucy | January 31, 2010 at 05:11 PM
I read your article on "ice painting" the other day, but didn't have time to comment; I then went to see Jeannette's explanation. It all seems so interesting and the result is quite fascinating! I would love to see these watercolours in real... Thanks for sharing! Next time I live in a cold country I'll try and remember this technique - but here in South Africa, no way I'm going to be able to try it!!
Posted by: Cathy | January 29, 2010 at 05:38 AM
Wow, Laura this is kind of a dream! Awesome!
Posted by: Miguel Herranz | January 20, 2010 at 01:51 PM
What an amazing idea. I don't fancy the cold that goes with it but I love the results.
Posted by: quirkyartist | January 13, 2010 at 01:53 AM
Thanks!!! I had such a blast doing these!!! I'm going to try again when it gets colder!
Posted by: Laura | January 12, 2010 at 02:49 PM
wow - great results... I'm off to Jeanette's blog now to check out how to do some myself.
Posted by: travelingsuep | January 11, 2010 at 03:47 PM