Monday, March 1, 2010

First painting of March

"Billy George Jr."
I like how this turned-out, mostly.  I'm really beginning to appreciate the difference that good watercolor paper can make.  When I was in Iceland, Elin's dad, Tryggvi, introduced me to watercolor blocks.  I came home and picked-up an arches block (20 sheets, 140 Kb, cold-pressed, 9.5x12).  I am so happy with it!  No taping, no enormous boards...all I have to is run my Opinel around the edge when I'm finished.

The painting is unofficially named after a co-worker in the City of Ann Arbor.  Who happens to be an extremely enthusiastic vegetarian.  

3 comments:

  1. Wow. What an impressive and unusual interpretation of a steak. This red color is the best of all!

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  2. Thanks, Erla! The red color took some time to get right. It's a combination of red, purple, and the secret ingredient: brown.

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