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Caput mortuum is my favorite pigment for monochromatic en plein air sketches. I fell in love with it when I first began focusing on architecture sketching on the streets of Belleville, Paris. Finding one pigment that can produce atmospheric dark values and beautiful light values makes travel sketching simple. A Mini Altoid tin, water brush, pencil and/or fountain pen, wrist sock and a sketchbook is all I need. All except for this sketchbook fit nicely in my pocket. For these architectural sketches I began with a pencil sketch, added ink lines and followed with value washes of caput mortuum. #chriscarterart #chriscarter #chriscarterartist #explorewithchriscarter #architecturalsketch #caputmortuum #watercolourpaint #belleville #parisbelleville #eglise #sketchbookdrawing #travelingartist #altoids #altoidtin https://www.instagram.com/p/B8rRFqtlSjv/?igshid=1nxwmnjqntv2q

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Looking forward to being back in Paris again in July, sketching, painting, shopping at the open air market, speaking French and strolling through Parc Buttes Chaumont every evening. #chriscarter #chriscarterart #chriscarterartist #explorewithchriscarter #explorewithchris #kaleidoscopekrone #parisart https://www.instagram.com/p/B8aGWGZFP2V/?igshid=1qzw4qoxxyql

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Using packaging materials as templates to add another layer of #watercolor to the #recycled #giclée print in the #kitchen #art series of #paintings #chriscarterartist #artistsoninstagram (at New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq2V3A3lqMJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1pthcw58z35il

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Color scheme thumbnails for session nine of color scheme game online course explorewithchriscarter.com #quikstories #artistsoninstagram #color #colorscheme #watercolor #enpleinair #watercolorpainting #thumbnails #chriscarterartist #chriscarterart #explorewithchriscarter #onlinecourse #art (at Glen Gardner, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpdSOc9lG_l/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1szmub6jqohx1

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Cooking in Warped Time - Cooking with Chris Carter

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Dancer - ink and watercolor framed in shibiri and tie-dyed natural dyed fabrics. Painting hangs in the bone and joint unit of St. Luke’s Hospital in Bethlehem, PA. #shibori #naturaldyeing #inkandwatercolors #inkandwatercolour #watercolordancer #watercolorfigure #chriscarter #chriscarterartist #chriscarterart #explorewithchriscarter #digitalframe https://www.instagram.com/p/CIYvV8HnsiV/?igshid=u44u0l8zvyxd

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Portrait of Urania, the Greek muse of astrology. Watercolor and gouache framed by natural dyed cloth. The age of combining images digitally opens up an infinite option for presenting paintings on the internet. Great fun! #urania #greekmythology #greekmuse #mythologyart #mythologicalart #mythological #chriscarterart #chriscarter #chriscarterartist #portraitpainter #watercolourportrait #watercolorportrait #watercolourart https://www.instagram.com/p/CIVtJaQnVx9/?igshid=fade83wflak5

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This morning’s reveal of last night’s dyeing session was thrilling. I experimented with a combination of using wooden discs and tie dyeing to overdue several cotton napkins. The napkins were already fairly dark so I added half a cup of weak iron mordant to the dye vat of cochineal and logwood. #naturaldyer #naturaldyers #shiboridye #shibori #shiboritextiles #chriscarter #chriscarterartist #chriscarterart #explorewithchriscarter #circleart #orbs #orb (at Lebanon Township, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIVlc5mH32Z/?igshid=9xss9ouc4gcb

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Bringing together the diversity of my visual passions and my origin as a sculptress. #chriscarterart #chriscarterartist #explorewithchriscarter #chriscarter #naturaldyersofinstagram #textileartist #fabricart #fabricartist https://www.instagram.com/p/CIN-XenH5l2/?igshid=1lo5ywcl42x71

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I completed my piece for the world-wide game of Telephone. Join the fun! Check it out https://phonebook.gallery/ #chruscarter #chriscarterart #chriscarterartist #multimediaart (at Lebanon Township, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIMaRRjnYCG/?igshid=th72x6qc6gj2

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I completed my piece for the world-wide game of Telephone. Join the fun! Check it out https://phonebook.gallery/ #chruscarter #chriscarterart #chriscarterartist #multimediaart https://www.instagram.com/p/CIMaF2IHKAO/?igshid=12rkd9k3b6dkh

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Mystery revealed. It’s a portrait of Cooper! The second image shows Cooper with Cooper after the painting was unwrapped. Happy Birrhday @robinberardi ! This was a fun portrait to paint. #chriscarterart #chriscarterartist #chriscarter #dogportraits #dogportraitartist #oilportrait https://www.instagram.com/p/CHyzqF8HWp6/?igshid=pgpu24ahs7r0

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Huge clue! #chriscarterartist #chriscarterart https://www.instagram.com/p/CHyiC2SnvyS/?igshid=1sve2qakambqd

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Getting closer to revealing the mystery painting ! This one is a major clue. The painting was presented to the recipient this morning so I am now free to show more revealing portions of the painting. #chriscarter #chriscarterartist #chriscarterart #explorewithchriscarter #oilpainter https://www.instagram.com/p/CHyL6LAHHxu/?igshid=56ouaprgjt2j

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Mystery painting, soon to be revealed. #chriscarter #chriscarterartist #chriscarterart #oilpainter https://www.instagram.com/p/CHxlOvZHFkk/?igshid=1p6z7c70ej500

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Current dye vat is Lac dye from the resin of insect Kerria lacca. I used a powder extract for this one. I love collecting leaves, blossoms , bark, etc. in spite of my passion for drawing insects, I don’t have any desire to collect bags full of them to grind up. I have several tied napkins sitting in the vat until morning. The dye is a bit fugitive. It’s gorgeous and I think it will remain gorgeous even as it fades. It’s more fuschia than red though it looks fire engine red in the photo. I used an enamel pot rather than a stainless steel pot for this vat. #chriscarter #chriscarterartist #explorewithchriscarter #naturaldye #naturaldyes #creativecolorist #lacdye (at Lebanon Township, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHwEjswneu7/?igshid=axxcj0p6k5bx