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People. Lots of people. Moving, one direction, many directions, touching, in each other’s way, with a life of their own collectively. That’s a crowd. This one is light—more happy, joyful, liking each other.
The Crowd. Watercolour and ink on Yupo, 2021, 12 x 29 1/2.
I have long been fascinated by the dark and nighttime. There are so many shades and colours that are part of the night. And the dark and light are both nourishing.
I started in acrylic. Recently I’ve used Yupo—a plastic paper substitute—because of the unpredictable flow of the paint on the surface.
Road to the City (12 x 16) 2020. Acrylic on canvas.
Road to the Light (15 1/2 x 15 1/2) 2021. Watercolour, ink and acrylic on Yupo
Rising. (15 1/2 x 14) 2021. Watercolour, ink and acrylic on Yupo
I want to get more recognizable images in the challenge that someone gave me to “paint emotion”. How do peoples’ facial features change with different emotions? Recognize that can be culture dependent. There are lots of examples to look at and build upon.
Fear!!!
Or surprise.
Or Worry.
Determination
Sometimes a fast simple sketch is revealing.
And then I played—this is on plastic yupo paper substitute and more a caricature and expressive.