"In Pink" - August 2023

 

"In Pink".  August 2023.  18 x 24 in.  Watercolor and graphite on paper.  Framed and matted.

This piece is pretty straightforward.  It was the second watercolor spiral that I created and I just enjoyed the process of exploring the color pink.  One of my rules when I'm painting these pieces is that each section should only touch a negative section or a completely different color.  In other words, no two pink sections may touch so how many other colors need to be added?

The palette usually develops itself.  Here I chose purples and reds and peach to balance the pink.  It's hard to tell in the photos but several of the pieces also contain shimmery silver paint that gets activated by light when you move around it.  

A few photos of my studio space at the time this work was developed: