Impasto Texture With Nitram Liquid Charcoal | Alexandra Wozniak
“Weaving”, 12” x 16”, Nitram Liquid Charcoal, charcoal, soft pastel & ink on watercolour paper.
“For this piece, I wanted to explore a darker, more dreamlike theme while continuing to integrate the Nitram Liquid Charcoal that I recently added to my toolkit. A raven and a spectral hand emerged from this process, united within a chaos of textured forms and scarlet embroidery.
To achieve this, I used Nitram Liquid Charcoal and a silicone spatula to cover the paper quickly, and incorporating water allowed me to play with transparencies. When Nitram Liquid Charcoal is used straight from the tube, it creates a beautiful impasto effect, adding rich relief as it dries. I intentionally worked with the drips in this manner, as the heavy texture brings a completely new dimension to a charcoal piece. Once dry, the surface retains a perfect tooth for layering dry mediums like charcoal or soft pastels, right on top!”
~ Alexandra Wozniak
Alexandra Wozniak is an emerging Canadian pastel artist based in Montreal. She draws inspiration from traditional techniques and the work of the masters, which she deconstructs and assimilates. Her work highlights both her native French countryside and her adopted Canadian home through animal portraits, landscapes, and floral compositions. When realism no longer satisfies her creative drive, she ventures into a fantastical, dreamlike universe with a more narrative approach. Her work focuses on light, contrast and texture as she continues to refine her artistic process through the use of a multitude of different mediums.