I'm not sure this really qualifies as "line" but it certainly is TEXTURE! The stamp I used was web-like lines, so I started out to do physical texture using line. I took an unsuccessful painting I started in a workshop (140lb watercolor paper) and covered it with my new Utrech Gesso. It was like icing a cake! The consistency is like buttercream frosting. It can be thinned down to whatever consistency you want, so it is very economical. I stamped into the wet gesso and then let it dry. Actually, that is as far as I got yesterday. Today I took my time and drew the image with my #4 Lizard's Lick Cheap Joe brush using diluted Cobalt Blue Hydrus liquid watercolor. I kept the board upright so I wouldn't get a distortion. The gesso surface makes lifting and correcting very easy. I then used Hansa Yellow Deep (yellow orange), Permanent Red and the Cobalt. Mixing Cobalt with the Red creates a very dark color close to black! I also drew into the image with my oiler boilers using diluted Magenta and Thalo Blue.
This feel more like me. I like the looseness and texture, lots of color but less abstract.
I love this..the push of color and the use of blue and red. He looks like an interesting gentleman with a story to tell.
ReplyDeleteOh, I love the texture - it is great fun to see you work this image in so many different ways. So far, this one is my favourite, although they are all fabulous of course!
ReplyDeleteI came here from Sandy Maudlin's blog and wow, another wonderful artist. I'll be back to see more!
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