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In this post, I demonstrate the how I paint on silk to create breathtaking images of the life under the Caribbean Sea. The concept is first laid out as a line sketch on paper, then the silk is mounted onto the paper so that the wax resist can be hand traced after which the silk is then suspended in a stretcher frame to be painted.

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    Creating Powerful Paintings Using Silk Batik.

    The finished piece measures 30″ x 40″.

    Silk painting demonstration.

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    Short video of batik silk painting.

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