I began with thin applications of liquid latex masking fluid. Before I knew it, I had covered the entire sheet of watercolor paper with lines and beads of latex. After it dried, I divided the paper, coloring the top portion with Prussian blue and the bottom with quinacridone burnt orange. I wanted to them to merge […]
I painted a free form design in liquid latex to begin this study. After it dried, I surrounded its perimeter with Permanent Green #1. In the inner border, I used a combination of ultramarine blue and lemon yellow. The paints were very watery and the dried latex acted as a dam. One can see heavier concentrations of […]
Today’s watercolor experiment: Process: I used the last drip of liquid latex on today’s composition. After dripping, I shook, tilted and jarred the paper without regard to design. Next, I splattered the same pigments I used yesterday: opera rose, cobalt turquoise and lemon yellow. I wanted to see how the wet drops would combine. For the next […]
Today’s watercolor experiment: Something I said in yesterday’s post struck a chord with myself (oddly enough) and I thought I would put it into practice today: “The rubber could act like dams of color, potentially yielding drips of paint to a different color field below.” I refer to the latex watercolor resist that I have […]
Today’s watercolor experiment: Process: I used my liquid latex to make a pattern of drips and streaks. Unlike yesterday‘s use of this liquid watercolor resist, I did not have any idea of what result I wanted. Below is a picture of the fully dried latex. (Yesterday, I did not have the patience to allow for […]
Before the torrential rains that stripped all the leaves from the trees in the back yard, I took a snap of the fig tree next door. Most of the leaves had already dropped off, but there were several left. Although the photograph doesn’t portray what I saw very well, I used it as a template for my watercolor […]
Yesterday’s post was a departure from my attempt to depict the essence of a poppy field. Today I return to Paul Klee‘s Notebook (Volume 2: The Nature of Nature) for direction in establishing rhythm in my watercolor sketches. Particles: In the past few posts, I have quoted quite a bit from Klee. To recap, Klee […]
Much to my surprise, I find myself drawn to the images I construct with latex rubber masking fluid. Even though I swore I would not use this technique again (Last Rubber Image), I can’t seem to help myself. They are a lot of fun to make. Blue to yellow The images below are rather small […]
For now, I have abandoned the idea that self expression can arise from an unlinking of an artist’s intellect from his skills and tools. Two individuals, one from the scientific community and one from the art community observed the fact that visual feedback is key to realizing an artist’s mental vision. On the other hand, […]
