Shaping Up was done entirely from imagination, as opposed to the doodle style where the ideas come from sketches. The idea was to combine two different glazing techniques and see how they look together. Glazing is when you put one layer of paint on top of another (dry) layer. In watercolour, this produces an optical mixing effect that is very bright. One glaze was green on red, for example the shape that kind of looks like a dog towards the left, while the other glaze was pink on blue, e.g. the humanoid shape in the foreground. The former creates a warm beige, while the latter creates a flesh tone. Two of the shapes were left with only the first red coat. The tree was also a glaze, thin orange over blue which creates a tree bark effect.
I think the glazes worked well together, they provide a pleasing variety. It was refreshing to make a painting from imagination!
7.5 x 11" cold press August 2013
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