Little blue people, they are out there, looking up at us from the stars, across the universe and into our eyes, controlling our minds...do you get all that from the painting? Some of the little blue people are happy, others look kind of worried, maybe they are small like ants and they are staring at the sole of your shoe as it comes down on them. Why don't they run away?
The little blue people were painted first directly on the white paper by making a blob of water with the brush, letting it dry slightly, and then outlining the damp blob with concentrated blue paint (antwerp blue). When it was dry the orange background was put in, and then the that dried and the dark arms, legs and face features were applied. This was done on very thin paper, I was intending to test a technique for a larger work, but decided in the last minute to bring the little blue people to earth.
Little Blue People, watercolour 9 x 12" watercolour paper, 2004 (No. 1358)
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