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| Farming watercolor 19 x 11 |
My goal in painting this work was to focus on a foreground of semi-nothingness, a quilt work patterning where values and color tonalities have minimal variation. And, I realize that this challenge may have been far more easily accomplished in oil than watercolor. For the reference photo, I pulled off of a major highway and hiked to the edge of a local farm. The terrain was horribly uneven and difficult to maneuver. I chose a spot leading up to the farm that best seemed to illustrate my goal. The sky was minimalized. The buildings were done in just a few strokes. Most of the work was, of course, in the foreground, where I attempted to achieve chaos and uncertainty. I am satisfied with this attempt, although I found myself yearning for more opacity, as transparent watercolor has a limited range of workability.
All in all, I feel that this work totally exemplifies the difficulties of farming.
