Recently, I completed a small still life painting in 6 by 9 inches. This painting shows how a still life can be painted in watercolor without sketching.

Today, I would like to share the process of making a golden mask by coating gold foil on a face mask made using recycled newspaper.

Below is the finished look. 

For reference, the site below shows the process of how to make a mask out of newspaper.
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  ​As I showed in the previous post, if you put a mask made of newspaper porridge in the boiler room, it will dry completely in about a day.

  Obviously, it was heavy and soft when it was made with glue porridge in newspaper, but after it was completely dried, it became a hard and light mask.

 ​Prepare the material to coat the mask with gold foil.

  ​First, apply adhesive solution to attach the gold foil. This solution is included in the gold foil making kit.

  ​Paste it carefully as shown below.

  ​Then I put cubic tape on it like a tattoo.

  ​At this time, the attached gold foil is very light and easy to fly. Therefore, the solution below must be diluted with water and sprayed to adhere perfectly to the object.

  ​A wonderful golden mask was completed in no time. Choose the decoration you want to decorate like below.

 ​Adjust the angles around and finally select the location.

  ​This is the finished look.

  ​Today, I would like to share with my child the process of collecting old newspapers and making face masks.

  ​At this time, the mask we are talking about here means a mask used as part of a masquerade or traditional culture as shown below, not the medical mask we used during the pandemic.

  ​First, shred the newspaper to be recycled into small pieces and soak them in water. I soaked it in water for a day or so.

 Then add a cup of flour to about 300cc of water and boil it to make it like glue paste.  ​Then mix the porridge with the soaked newspaper.

  ​Then, prepare a plastic bowl that fits the size or shape of your face and cover it with plastic wrap.

  ​On top of that, create your own mask with your own creative ideas.

  ​In my case I made it like this: Because of the memory of covering my mouth and nose during the pandemic, my mask rather exposed this part. After drying the finished mask well, decorate or color it, and the whole process is complete. I will post the painting process after this mask is dry later.

  Compared to my other paintings at the art show I attended this summer, the sea paintings are all sold out. Here on Long Island, many people love the sea, especially because it is surrounded by the sea and has numerous beaches.

I drew a new beach picture today. And I want to share the process in a moment.

Just as the shape and atmosphere of the sea change color every moment, the artists' methods of expressing the sea are also different. All based on the artist's personality, philosophy, skill, speed, etc., each reveals his or her individuality. Therefore, each may have a different way of representing the sea. Here, I would like to show you the sea drawn in my own way for a moment.

​First of all, I think most of the parts below will be similar. Attach it to the horizontal part with masking tape. This allows for a more natural processing of the borders.

​Then create the gradient using the wet on wet technique. Before the paint dries, express the texture of the wavy part with a flat brush.

  Then, I use the ground white of watercolor paint to express waves, small water droplets, and marble.

​Below is the finished look.

   If you look at the dictionary meaning of "beauty", it is a characteristic of an object that gives sensual pleasure, and it is said that it is a state of harmony that attracts the heart.

 Although it is difficult to uniquely define beauty, it has a variety of meanings and interpretations ranging from a simple impression of nature and objects sensibly to an emotional feeling for a work of art or an evaluation of the ethical value of human behavior. 

  Above all, finding and enjoying this beauty in the trivial daily life is essential to achieving happiness.

​  Happiness can be said to be the result of long-term influences from various factors, such as genetic factors, human relationships, and religion. On the other hand, pleasure is a simple and instinctive reaction felt in a very short moment lasting from 30 seconds to an hour or two. It's hard to find reasons for happiness, but things that make you happy are easy to spot.

  Finding a happiness the little things in life means that we have to focus our attention on what nurtures and sustains us  in life. On everything that brings us even the smallest amount of pleasure. It also means practicing gratitude by noticing these everyday things that we take for granted so easily. 

  ​Then, what is the little happiness in everyday life for me? It's always drawing.

​ Sometimes it is difficult to have time to draw, and there are fears that I will not be able to make a living through painting, but when it comes to painting, I am the happiest than anyone else.