This was a mixed media painting I did way back in high school art class taught by Mr. Clarke. The project was to put together two different art styles into one painting. In the middle portion is an arrangement of characters done in watercolour media. The image of the characters was derived from a renaissance era oil painting but the exact painting escapes my memory. Surrounding them is a group of seven painting which was also originally done in oil, but here it was painted with a tempera or gauche paint using a lot of water as if watercolour. I remember finishing this painting very quickly in class, and people gathered around to look at the work. In retrospect, the idea of fusing styles would continue in my work up until now 25 years later. Wow, 25 years since high school, time flies.
Mixed media. 1992 (1993?) 22 x 30" (?)
