Before leaving for Brazil I did this quick painting from some doodles in a book from a few years ago. I have been trying to finish the doodle book for what seems like a year and finally it is done, the last doodle was the monkey-dog you see in the top left portion of the design. I put the heart in the last second, it was not in the doodle book but for some reason it seemed to fit the theme. At the time I was listening to the album Sergent Peppers Lonely Heart Club Band and the song 'Within You Without You' was playing. that song is a psychedelic experience to match this painting.
Here is a good example of using contrasting atmosphere's, on the left a dark and cloudy background, on the right a blue sunny day. Going with that idea, I made sure the elements on the left were red-green-grey and a little bit scary, on the left things are primary colours and looking more excited so to speak. Controlling the design, colour, and attitude is important to create any work of art.
8 x 10" cold press, Watercolour, January 2017
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