{"id":3831,"date":"2025-08-07T15:42:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T22:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crysodenkirk.com\/blog\/?p=3831"},"modified":"2025-08-07T15:42:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T22:42:33","slug":"elements-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crysodenkirk.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/elements-of-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Elements of Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Elements of Life Ink and Watercolor Painting Work in Progress Time Lapse\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ddZ2m1SkDdQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Time lapse of the alchemy-inspired ink and watercolor painting Elements of Life, which debuted in the Concord Art Association&#8217;s &#8220;Elements&#8221; show in March 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch here or on patreon to be notified when prints and the original painting are available for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MATERIALS<br>Stationery Parchment Paper &#8211; I bought a giant pad of this a long time ago and I don&#8217;t remember the brand, but this is substantially similar: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B00EJWYLU0\/?th=1\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B00EJWYLU0\/?th=1<\/a><br>Ph. Martin Bombay Inks* <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3882cddd\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3882cddd<\/a><br>Blick Compass* <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/2kyvb8wa\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/2kyvb8wa<\/a><br>Tombow Mono Erasers* <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/mrxdvve6\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/mrxdvve6<\/a><br>Cretacolor Fine Art Graphite Pencils* <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/4dby3bnz\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/4dby3bnz<\/a><br>Speedball Nib* <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/5n6zp2v4\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/5n6zp2v4<\/a><br>Raphael Brushes*<em> <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yvm2sbrc \">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yvm2sbrc <\/a><br>Scotch Painters Tape* <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/4z8t35xm\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/4z8t35xm<\/a><br>Maimeri Blu Watercolor* <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/4jva3e6f\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/4jva3e6f<\/a><br>Daniel Smith Watercolor* <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3psntrb3\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3psntrb3<\/a><br>Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolor* <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/5ejnj3ky\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/5ejnj3ky<\/a><br>Richeson Flower Mixing Tray* <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/34uartpr\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/34uartpr<\/a><br>Palette Magnetic Tin Travel Case with Half Pans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Magnetic-Watercolor-Palette-Acrylics-Painting\/dp\/B0838ZWLZS\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Magnetic-Watercolor-Palette-Acrylics-Painting\/dp\/B0838ZWLZS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MUSIC<br>Epidemic Sound* Playlist of Epidemic Music I&#8217;ve Used in My Art Videos:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/fzpnvsm3\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/fzpnvsm3<\/a><br>Woodland Spirits &#8211; Bonnie Grace<br>Forever Free &#8211; Philip Ayers<br>Feeding the Fire &#8211; American LegionSoaking Up the Sun &#8211; Headlund<br>River Walk &#8211; Philip Ayers<br>Stony Shore &#8211; Deskant<br>Highland Hymn &#8211; Bonnie Grace<br>Winds of Aetheria &#8211; Dian Shuai<br>By Air &#8211; Sam Will<br>The Fairy Dance &#8211; Bonnie Grace<br>Old Scottish Town &#8211; Trabant 33<br>Merry on the Moor &#8211; Bonnie Grace<br>Pagan Rituals &#8211; Roy Edwin Williams<br>The Bard&#8217;s Tale &#8211; Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time lapse of the alchemy-inspired ink and watercolor painting Elements of Life, which debuted in the Concord Art Association&#8217;s &#8220;Elements&#8221; show in March 2025. 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