All I need is some kind of paper and some kind of color to paint. I've even painted on coffee filters in hotels, of course nowadays they don't use them that much any more.
The carnations below were masked for the white areas first and then poured over the thick paint, saving particular areas for the flowers. Some of the petals are filled in last.
The lilies above are painted on watercolor board.
"The Grapes" is mixed media. I painted the central area on rice paper like I do when Chinese brush painting, and then pasted the painting onto a canvas and painted around it using acrylic paints. I can say that I invented this technique years ago to save myself from having to frame my Chinese brush painting under glass. The disadvantage of glass is that it reflects the light. OK, we can solve that problem by investing some money on non-glare glass. It's also fragile and heavy of course. OK, we can use plexiglass, but still have to deal with the glare. Nowadays they make non-reflective plexiglass, so whatever works.
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