When I arrived in Montreal in 2005 I began a new page of my life, and also a new page in my art. I began to experiment with a technique where the paint is applied in excess (it forms 'lakes' on the paper), and allowed to dry over night. By the next day you get a surprise, the paint always settles in an unpredictable way and creates ripples and colour-blends. Then I try to imagine what it could be.
This painting depicts a mountain with hints of trees and a winding road that leads to an embankment in the foreground. Two people stand on the embankment looking at the purple mountain and yellow clouds (is it a sunset?). All of the small details were painted on top of the dried colours. Finally, I spray water over the finished work with a spray-bottle, and press it under a heavy board in order to flatten out the paper.
Yellow Sky Winding Road, watercolour 11 x 14" cold press, 2005 (No. 1387)
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