Using a retro colour scheme, this abstract painting depicts a psychedelic almost musical pattern straight from the 1970's. The explanation for the colour scheme has to do with the fact that this is a palette cleanser and I have used a lot of fall colours lately including browns, yellows and oranges. I've always let the paint dry in blobs on my palette which can then be re-wetted the next time I want to paint. In doing so, the paint gets mixed a bit on the surface, causing notable discolourations in yellow, orange, magenta and red for the most part. I used to run the palette under the sink for a few seconds but that is rather wasteful of the paint. Other artists squeeze the paint fresh every time as if doing an oil painting, but this is not practical for location painting. The name of the painting was inspired by watching one of those audition shows where contestants do some type of entertainment and the judges buzz them on or off the show. If this were an art show, I wonder how many paintings would I get buzzed on or off the show for?
Abstract Audition, watercolour 9 x 12" watercolour paper November 2023
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