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| Yellow Rising watercolor 27.5 x 15 |
is the painting that resulted from our watercolor class challenge of architectural detail. I do love houses...especially old ones. In this case, I chose a view of a home just up the street, featuring only the part of that home that I enjoyed the most...the windows. Painting objects in their entirety along with their surrounds (i.e. gardens, walkways, backgrounds) is not nearly as appealing to me. For me, more forms in the work diminish the power of each and every form. This approach reflects my current aesthetic of simplicity. On a whim, I chose to embellish the work with with a detail from a salvaged piece that hangs in our home with, I believe, a carving that would have appeared in a home of about the same age. I began with a sketch that guided the movement around the page and followed it closely during the painting process. I am satisfied....
....for the moment.
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