I had one of those stressful days where I had tons that needed doing but I knew it was all stuff that wouldn't be complete by the end of the day no matter how hard I worked - all large projects.
I just really needed to complete something and feel productive so I grabbed this and tinkered till I was reasonably satisfied.
So here it is in process while I was adding the gold detailing - not real gold for this one, it's a water based, mica infused imitation gold that works really well and beats the pants off most metallic paints or imitation gold I've seen and worked with. Nice and non-toxic if i remember correctly, always a plus. It's usually a reasonable assumption that everything in an artist's studio will kill you...or drive you insane...and then kill you...slowly....it wants you to suffer....
So there you can see I always stretch my watercolor paper on wood before painting. It's something I don't see people doing a lot, probably because it's a bit of a time consuming process, but the hour it might take you is nothing compared to the pleasure of working on a watercolor without having the paper warping on you while you're trying to build up multiple layers of washes. Plus when you're done with a piece and you remove it, having it lay flat and go into a frame flat is just so much more pleasing to the eye and professional.
So here it is finished, just a little 4x5"
The way the light hits the gold is better captured in the first photo, but then you lose color information...I don't know, I feel like trying to photograph work that has gold or metal or iridescence is just a no win situation. Hopefully someday I'll find a solution.
Now I'm back to working on the larger projects and fighting the good fight with one of the largest scale pieces I've ever worked on...more on that to come
Cheers!
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