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PAINTING·WHITE DWARF 470

Painting Ruins

November 2021·p. 133

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Successive drybrushes bring ancient masonry from a dark brown foundation to pale weathered stone. Grey-brown washes soften the transitions, followed by a thin green glaze that suggests damp staining and moss without concealing the sculpted detail.

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