Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Abstract #18

Abstract #18

Gouache and Ink, 4x4 on Paper

Number 18 in a series of 20 - My goal when I started this painting was to use light and pure colors of yellow, green, and turquoise in broad, unblended organic shapes.  I deliberately avoided straight lines and edges in the borders between colors and in the ink lines.  I had planned to use more opaque gouache with white to build up the colors and make contrasts and values more intense, but the original transparent wash was so soft and delicate that I chose to stop here.

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