The third in a series of 7 paintings done on the back of an old painting that was the last of seven pieces. Confusing enough? Anyways, this one depicts a number of creature and creepy crawlies on an African Savannah. I wanted this one to be organic and primary (blue, yellow, red) colours. Here I just tried to do the doodleism style as best as possible, using outlines and colour washes to build up volume and energy. The Savannah was created with a wet-in-wet technique where the sunset is laid down, and then the trees are put on top as the underlayer dries slightly. Add alizarin crimson when doing this because it stains and so creates a nice separation of colours.
7 x 11" cold press Watercolour, June 2016
No comments:
Post a Comment