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From Wikipedia we learn that: The Pig (豬) is the twelfth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. According to the myths, the Pig was the last to arrive when the Jade Emperor called for the great meeting. Other sources said that Buddha called for a great meeting when he was about to leave the Earth. The Pig came in last. The natural element of the Pig is Water. Thus, it is commonly associated with emotions and intuitions. The Chinese New Year in 2019 is February fifth: this corresponds with the beginning of both the sexagenary year of jǐ hài and also the zodiac year of the Earth Pig.  Acrylic
The substance that binds the pigment (color) is a synthetic resin, rather than natural oils. Acrylic painting has the advantage of drying faster than oil paint. This modern technique is in widespread use today and can be applied to canvas, linen, paper or wood. Ceramic An earthenware or porcelain product made from a nonmetallic mineral, such as clay, by firing at a high temperature. Collage A composition made up of various materials, such as paper or cloth. Drybrush The use of a small amount of pigment on the brush to create a linear application of pigment, yielding a range of line characteristics. Gesso A material used to prime a canvas or linen surface, allowing it to accept the paint more readily and not be absorbed into the surface. Gesso can also be applied to wood and sanded to create a fine and smooth painting surface. Glazing The opposite of impasto, glazing is done by diluting the pigments and layering one color over another. Glazing lends a softness and delicacy to the surface. It is most effective with an under-painted tone and glazes applied on top. Gouache A medium similar to watercolor, but heavier and opaque, because of a gum substance added to the ground pigment (color) and water. Most often applied to paper. Impasto The application of thick paint to the surface of the canvas or board to build up the textures. Impasto can be applied with a brush or palette knife. Oil A type of paint made with natural oils, such as linseed, walnut, or poppy, as the medium to bind the pigment (color). Oil painting, the traditional technique employed by artists for centuries, is typically applied to canvas, linen, paper or wood. Pastel A type of dried paste made of pigments ground with chalk and compounded with gum water. Scumbling A shading technique created by forcing the brush to open with pressure onto the surface of the canvas or board, resulting in a loose and textural type of brush stroke. Tempera A water-based painting medium which has been employed for centuries. Typically bound with egg yolks, tempera is applied primarily to paper or paper-board. Watercolor A transparent painting medium using ground pigment mixed with water, most often using the whiteness of the paper in conjunction with the transparency of the pigment (color) to create effects. A highly difficult medium to master, watercolor dries very quickly and requires a great degree of practice to master. Varnish An oil or water-based solution applied to a finished painting to cover and protect the work. Varnishing can result in a gloss, satin or matte finish. It may sometimes be applied purely for aesthetic reasons. Source: Park West Gallery Daryl Barth has a knack for science, and she has worked on the YInMn project, a blue pigment discovered by an Oregon State University professor in 2009. As a member of Dallas Makerspace, a nonprofit in Carrollton, Barth took the lead in a local version of the project and discovered how to make the color. Barth said ideas and phenomenon that interest here are symbiotic relationships, community empowerment/positive thinking, fungi, bioluminescence and other amazing acts of nature.
YInMn blue is a blue pigment discovered by Professor Mas Subramanian of Oregon State University in 2009. His lab was looking for novel materials that could be used in electronics applications by combining different oxides. In this case, they mixed Yttrium oxide (a white powder), Indium oxide (a yellow powder), and Manganese oxide (a dark brown powder) together, popped it into a furnace, and when they pulled it out, the gray mixture had turned a brilliant blue! This is the first blue pigment discovered in the last 200 years and it has some interesting properties such as some infrared reflection which makes it potentially useful for heat shielding and it doesn't include toxic elements such as Cobalt and Cadmium which have been traditionally used in blue pigments. YInMn blue is a blue pigment discovered by Professor Mas Subramanian of Oregon State University in 2009. His lab was looking for novel materials that could be used in electronics applications by combining different oxides. In this case, they mixed Yttrium oxide (a white powder), Indium oxide (a yellow powder), and Manganese oxide (a dark brown powder) together, popped it into a furnace, and when they pulled it out, the gray mixture had turned a brilliant blue! This is the first blue pigment discovered in the last 200 years and it has some interesting properties such as some infrared reflection which makes it potentially useful for heat shielding and it doesn't include toxic elements such as Cobalt and Cadmium which have been traditionally used in blue pigments. One of the members of science discovered this research and wanted to experiment with the pigment and since I have a background in materials science, I was appointed as the lead. We figured out how to make the pigment from reading up on Professor Subramanian's research, ordered the oxides and then had a party with creative arts to reveal the pigment we made and discuss how we can use it to make cool art! https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/jan/17/mary-oliver-death-poet FOOLISHNESS? NO, IT’S NOT Sometimes I spend all day trying to count leaves on a single tree. To do this I have to climb branch by branch and write down the numbers in a little book. So I suppose, from their point of view it’s reasonable that my friends say: what foolishness! She’s got her head in the clouds again! But it’s not. Of course I have to give up, but by then I am half crazy with the wonder of it – the abundance of the leaves, the quietness of the branches, the hopelessness of my effort. And I am in that delicious and important place, roaring with laughter, full of earth-praise.  |
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