watercolor 24 at the end of my painting day today
2:44 PM: so i ended up not using the photo i posted earlier, but i’ll likely use it in the future.
my intention today was to keep it light and not get as deep into the weeds as i did yesterday with watercolor 23. i think i did accomplish that, but as usual i was a bit torn after the first round of painting, when the watercolor was simpler than this final version. that version is BELOW left.
what i like about the final version is it’s boldness. bravura i might even say. stage 1 was somewhat safe and tentative, whereas this one has something going on with the marks, especially the rocks in the background, that is more reminiscent of my looser more abstracted work, especially my motion series oils.
shot on our 4/17/20 trail walk
10:55 AM: the days have settled into a pattern of cloudy mornings with the sun emerging around 10:30. i switched up my process today, sitting at my desktop and selecting candidates from pour trail walk 2 days ago, instead of having my coffee & toast at a different table, where i generally read & study artists i’m interested in.
as a result, i have 4 images i just printed out, one more stunning than the next. artists generally are not in the habit of being this transparent; one gallery sales person actually tried to dissuade me form sharing photos like the one i’m posting here, arguing that it ruins the mystique us artists have with some of the public. and to that i respond: BS! the more people can learn about the artistic process, the better.
so lets see, as the day progresses, how watercolor 24, as yet just a dream in my head, takes form.