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| Amanda watercolor 20 x 13.5 |
Amanda, originally from South Africa, is an artist from my past watercolor session. She is a sculptor by training. AND
She has lived all over the globe in countries that have so little for their children to grab onto.....and hers is the hand that reaches out to them. She is an ESL teacher....English as a second language. For our session, she chose to pose rather then paint and was pleased to serve as our model. She is wearing a traditional house dress from one of the countries she visited.
Painting from life involves much spontaneity and quick decision-making. What a fun process! I much prefer the energy of the impulsive searching strokes over the smooth plastic-y nature of a work that has been noodled to death. It is definitely imperfect. It is definitely wabi sabi.
These sessions usually last about 1 1/2 hours. I try to take a photo a few minutes into one of the 20 minute sessions so that I can add a bit of detail at home.
Call me crazy. I LOVE this kind of work.
