Finished Abstract
This is the watercolor from earlier today. Note the absence of photoshop-filled expanses.
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After the Fireworks
I know the 4th of July was a couple of days ago, but the ringing in my ears is only now subsiding. My car alarm went off several times when the concussion of the larger explosions tripped the motion sensors. I painted fields of colors to start today’s watercolor experiment. I splashed water on them […]
Yellow Flower – Final
As promised yesterday, I implemented my idea in today’s watercolor experiment of yet another attempt at painting the elusive yellow succulent flower. But first, as I promised to myself, a daily shading study: Today’s watercolor experiment: I made a couple of attempts to paint a representation of the yellow flowers on one of my succulents, neither […]
A Second Go at Jack Fruit
Today’s experiment Unlike the pointillist experiment of yesterday, I tried a different approach to sketching the elusive Jack Fruit. First of all, I worked from a much better photograph: a close up of a single fruit. I saw that the spiny projections were more fully formed (although smaller), the further they were away from the […]
Last Rubber Image
Work in progress I have been working with watercolors these past few weeks. After a fleeting experiment with the use of watercolor paints as an impasto medium, I moved on to the use of liquid latex masking fluid to preserve the white space. Keep in mind that my whole purpose has been to use painting […]
