Often I like to sit down in front of a blank piece of paper and start painting without any thoughts in my head. I start with random squiggles and see where they go and what they become. In Kernels of Thought I began with the corn cob towards the right edge of the painting and surrounded it with the easter island inspired totem-heads. The mermaid followed, with the dramatic tail splash, and then the mini-put golf course, the red headed chicken, the decorative bench, the dolphins, the cathedral on the skyline, the stained-glass butterfly cocoons at the top and not to mention the koala bare. All that came out of my head??
The splash from the mermaid tail was done by splashing the paint across the page by flicking the brush. The koala was done by applying the brown wash and then just before it dries drop a bit of clean water in which creates the bloom effect with the crisp edges. When dry, the koala nose and eyes are applied. The picture is on a fine aquarelle paper from France (Arches brand-140lb cold pressed).
Kernels of Thought, watercolour 15 x 22" cold press, 2008 (No. 1952)
Never saw this one before - I like it!! Love the roots from the putt-putt course.
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