Sekiu
The mouth of the Sekiu River inspired me to try sand. Wind from the Straits of Juan de Fuca pushed waves into the outflowing fresh water. A precious S-shaped sand bar stayed for the summer.
Watching how water washes over sand
Sekiu Sandbar - Casein in riffled gesso.
“Mother Skagit in Kimono” is one of the first flat paintings. The tendency of casein paint to dry and clot when worked made the “apple slice” plowed rows appear earthy on the right side. A flat board could be moved. Later, large washes would bring textures.
The Woodman - casein only
Skagit
The transition from cabinet painting to masonite boards primed with white pigmented shellac happened in the Skagit Valley, on Kamb Road in Mount Vernon.
Using casein emulsion, well dried, as a resist was one of the Sekiu experiments.
Low Tide. While we played on the beach, I felt for creatures whose water home became a smaller and smaller tide pool during very low tides.
The Photographer. Bubbles in the saltwater sand were large and persistent.
A wave pattern in casein emulsion dried for two days in the hot forest. A 30x24 inch face appeared below. Goodbye, Goodbye.