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Carol Peters
With over 30 years experience in art education , Carol is an award winning artist , actress , executive producer and star of “ Carol on Creativity ” Named 2021 Poppy Jasper International Film Festival ’ s Art Icon . Her passion is to bring art alive for young and young at heart . Contact Carol at : caroljp @ garlic . com
Step # 5 : ( Above Left ) Dylan uses paint with less water , and a smaller brush , to create more intense color . He paints around leaf edges .
Step # 6 : ( Above Right ) Elizabeth , uses rocks to press the leaves on to wet watercolor background , and continues painting a darker color around the edges .
* Not pictured : When dry , she will take palm fronds and lay over this finished leaf pattern , paint around palm fronds , layering the patterns .
Step # 7 : ( Above ) When paint is dry , Luke lifts off palm frond to reveal a beautiful , abstract leaf image . Here you can see the salt texture in the background . BEAUTIFUL !
Step # 8 : ( Left ) Left to Right , Dylan Sorenson , Elizabeth Sorenson , and Luke Berta have done original , leaf prints with watercolor that are suitable for framing ! Amazing Job !
Check out the new " Carol on Creativity Revisited " show on CMAP TV channel 19 on Charter Spectrum cable and on their YouTube channel 19 . The first episode will be premiering in September ! For more information email : info @ cmap . tv
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