In Touch

This painting was done in the summer (2008) inspired partly by Dali and the melting clocks, and a little bit by the Group of Seven, a Canadian painting group from the early 20th century that focused on painting the Canadian wilderness. I don't suppose the group of seven saw arms in the trees and glass heads in the sky, but perhaps Dali did at times. The deliberate brush strokes loaded with colour (that are seen in the water) are a characteristic of the G of 7 painter Tom Thomson, and also of the impressionist Monet. I try to duplicate their effects with watercolour (they were oil painters). I start with a luminous layer of paint that reflects the tones from the sky, and then overlay with darker colours that come from the dark parts of the sky. 10x11 inch, cold press paper, 

In Touch, watercolour 10 x 11" cold press, 2008 (No. 1406)