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Mary Ann Boysen

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New RTX 420 label by Mary Ann Boysen Coming soon

Quote about RTX 420

"Actually, because I use lots of water, I find that it stays wet longer than other surfaces, and that is a plus for many reasons. Artists have trouble keeping watercolor paper wet long enough to be able to blend colors. I find that Rtistx is great because it stays wet long enough to blend edges before they dry to hard shapes.

Also, it is not smoother than Hot Press paper. Hot Press paper has no tooth to it. Rtistx does have a tooth that grabs the paint. However, one cannot blend paint on Hot Press paper. The paint dries too fast, and doesn't allow the artist to soften hard edges at all.
Just thought you would like another opinion."

BIO:

Raised in Mississippi, my interest in art began at an early age, but was secondary to my study of music until at the college level when I decided to pursue art as my major.....then studying Advertising Design, and not taking up watercolor painting until much later when my children were in school all day and I could devote long hours to the practice of painting. Eight to ten hours a day were spent trying to “catch up”. I was driven by the desire to learn the craft and excited when I began winning awards in both local and national shows.

Like many artists starting their careers, I felt the need to control the watercolor painting process into infinite detail. This mood subsided when I found an instructor who taught me how to enjoy the process, the happy accidents, and the things that didn’t need controlling.

I just wanted to paint what I saw, but add to that a mood that was interesting. I delight in strong color, strong shadows, detail only where it needs to be, yet many people say the paintings look like photographs. It is my desire to go far beyond that image, and truly create a work of art.

My subjects have been so varied over the years, that I don’t know which is my favorite. As I tackle a challenging subject, and learn the ins and outs of painting it successfully, I move on to another challenge. Perhaps I will never be known for painting one thing all my life as the world is so full of wonderful experiences that I want to paint them all! I guess my biggest watercolor painting tip of all would be to constantly experiment.

It has been my pleasure to share my watercolor painting tips for many years, gleaning information from my students as I teach them what I know and have experienced. My greatest joy is sharing new watercolor techniques and products that I may have just learned about myself! Sometimes I learn watercolor painting techniques right along with them.

My subjects have run the gamut from still life to architecture, landscapes, broken glass, cut glass, lace and flowers. On my trips abroad, I actually add people to the paintings because that is where the people are! The ancient buildings without people in the streets would look lonely and barren.

I now have two websites. The latest being a blog called watercolor-painting-tips.com/ and I write a monthly newsletter about painting techniques and new painting surfaces such as Rtistx board. The lessons and tips are free, so I hope you enjoy. http://www.watercolor-painting-tips.com/watercolor-on-rtistx.html

http://www.maboysen.com/Rstistx-Roussillon.htm/

http://www.watercolor-painting-tips.com/snowy-landscape.html

The other site has many paintings and subjects that have been painted over the years. http://www.maboysen.com