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Dynamic storytelling with ‘patch-quilt’ painting

ometimes, when I want to paint something fun, lively and bold I turn to a technique I call ‘patch quilt.’ This technique goes by a variety of names such as colour patch, patch against patch and design for flatness. I call it patch quilt because it reminds me of the swatches of colour that quilters sew together when creating

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