Cutting Edge Abstract Chicken Surprise 5 x 6" hot press, watercolour, December 2020
They are edgier, they are cuttier, they are abstractier. Recently I cut up a larger painting that was on some kind of thin rag paper, maybe it was 90lbs hot press which is about the thickness of a thin piece of cardboard such as a cereal box for example. It was difficult to paint on because of its low amount of sizing, that is the substance they apply to the paper so that the paint is evenly distributed. Without sizing at all, rag paper would instantly absorb the paint, so the paint would stay exactly where the brush touches making it hard to blend the watercolour or get special effects. For these paintings I worked quickly and decisively with the brush work, and chose single clean colours for most of the elements.
Top: Cutting Edge Abstract Brown Aqueducts 1 x 8" hot press, watercolour, December 2020
Second from Top: Cutting Edge Abstract Rainbow Aqueducts 1 x 8" hot press, watercolour, December 2020
Bottom left: Cutting Edge Abstract Chicken Surprise (upside down!)5 x 6" hot press, watercolour, December 2020
Middle Right: Cutting Edge Abstract Pizza Box with Aurora Borealis 2 3/4 x 4" hot press, watercolour, December 2020
Bottom Right: Cutting Edge Abstract Earth Tones 3 x 4" hot press, watercolour, December 2020
note I noticed that Chicken surprise was upside down, so I put a right side up version at the beginning of the blog.
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