tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477894685915320993.post1043879341427328094..comments2017-05-26T08:53:00.692-07:00Comments on Barbara Benedetti Newton Artist's Journal: the garden hose solutionBarbara Benedetti Newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06091855730335169479noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477894685915320993.post-85397260133510497982009-02-26T16:38:00.000-08:002009-02-26T16:38:00.000-08:00How beautiful and atmospheric. I could get lost in...How beautiful and atmospheric. I could get lost in it. Thank you for leaving room for the imagination for me, the viewer.Jacki Newellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06622671701275410629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477894685915320993.post-12452615394087707972009-02-26T11:47:00.000-08:002009-02-26T11:47:00.000-08:00Thank you so much! and, my goodness, you were bra...Thank you so much! and, my goodness, you were brave in desperation. And the results are stunning!<BR/><BR/>BCanyonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477894685915320993.post-85010175618092753692009-02-26T09:38:00.000-08:002009-02-26T09:38:00.000-08:00Here is a little more info about the garden hose s...Here is a little more info about the garden hose solution. When I worked in colored pencil, I told my students about my "desperation tool" - a battery eraser for lifting unwanted color. I always advised testing it on the border of the painting first to make sure the paper wouldn't be damaged.<BR/><BR/> I guess the garden hose is my pastel desperation tool. The paper this works on is Wallis. I remember trying it on another brand with disastrous results - the paper just disintegrated. But Wallis is very tough and I'm not gentle. I have a spray nozzle on the hose and I really blast it to get most of the pastel off. Then, I shake off excess water, take it into the studio and pat (do not rub) with paper towels. Tape all four corners down to a surface and let it dry. Once dry and flat, I start a new painting on it.Barbara Benedetti Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06091855730335169479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477894685915320993.post-20237253445077807862009-02-26T08:02:00.001-08:002009-02-26T08:02:00.001-08:00Just beautiful! This has such a wonderful atmosphe...Just beautiful! This has such a wonderful atmosphere, so rich; I simply sink into inner peace and contentment. Thanks. And thanks for sharing some words from William F. Reese. I just finished his new book, The Painter's Process, last night and am off to the studio.Marilyn Farrell Webberleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13296636853041923021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477894685915320993.post-86245587179207826262009-02-26T08:02:00.000-08:002009-02-26T08:02:00.000-08:00Just beautiful! This has such a wonderful atmosphe...Just beautiful! This has such a wonderful atmosphere, so rich; I simply sink into inner peace and contentment. Thanks. And thanks for sharing some words from William F. Reese. I just finished his new book, The Painter's Process, last night and am off to the studio.Marilyn Farrell Webberleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13296636853041923021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477894685915320993.post-5125660795739055802009-02-26T06:47:00.000-08:002009-02-26T06:47:00.000-08:00Ms. Newton,How do you hose off an old pastel paint...Ms. Newton,<BR/>How do you hose off an old pastel painting? Just wash off the old pastel with water...gently? Can this be done when the support is paper? <BR/>Thank you for your time.<BR/><BR/>And I really admire "Graceland Pond;" wow!!<BR/><BR/>BCanyonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477894685915320993.post-66053831754272850602009-02-26T02:27:00.000-08:002009-02-26T02:27:00.000-08:00How brave you are to take a garden hose to your wo...How brave you are to take a garden hose to your work. Love the results!Carol Schiff Daily Paintinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03992811279109092289noreply@blogger.com