“Shades Of Gray#3″
casein on paper
9 x 12″
Even though the day started a bit gray, the sun came out and Spring called to me as I worked in my studio, saying “Come and play…the winter was cold and deep, but now it is time to come out and enjoy the warmth of spring and promises of things to come.” I listened but kept painting, finishing this one casein of a gray/white dressage horse for my “Shades of Gray” series. This is number 3….there are more to come…all playing with the discovery of colors in a gray horse brought out by the light and shadows. This painting as already been put up onto my website……… Now I am headed out for a bit to rake leaves from winter weary gardens while, the pups play.
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I wanted it to pop more so I changed to a more vibrant palette. At this point I am working wet on wet. I wet the areas I want to add color to, drop in the pigments and turn the paper on end letting the colors mix on paper. I keep an eye on maintaining the correct musculature when wetting the paper. Wherever the paper is wet the pigment goes. The dry paper acts like a brake and stops the pigment from going any further by beading up.. This is super fun and I never know what I am going to end up with at this point but the paintings always seem to work out! Here is an example of where I am going with this from my website.
