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Summary
With the exception of the non toxic adhesives used, this entire work consists of re-cycled and found materials and no preparatory drawing is made. Dry naturally occurring oxidised and mineral charged coloured sands perhaps with the addition of powdered charcoal to widen the palette are sprinkled through a sieve or 'drawn' with a paper funnel onto the area of the picture being worked on, and then blended in - either with a feather 'brush' or gently blown into position with a drinking straw before being permanently fixed to the surface. Having been allowed to dry the sand artist moves on to the next section of the painting. Any minor adjustments or snags are sorted before the work is given a final coat of varnish which intensifies the depth of colour but without the disadvantage of surface reflection which occurs in the case of many oil paintings.