Water Colours

Then came a Monday lecture where we had the opportunity to experiment with water colours.
'Light-weight', "kidstuff', 'unforgiving'...couldnt find much I liked about them (except the ease of cleaning brushes).

But I started applying with a wide brush and roller and was imagining a landscape scene...the colours reminded me of Namatjira's 'pastel' approach to indigenous art...(except highly abstract!)...then the inevitable, as is the norm with waters colours, a drop fell onto the stripes which reminded me of the huge anthills I'd recently seen on the drive into town from Weipa airport.


So then I thought I'd 'air-drop' an Ayers Rock onto my abstract landscape...which turned out upside down! (How abstract do you want to get?!) I like the 'soft-pastel' colours you can achieve with water colours and they are used to greater effect by Gino Severini in 'Dancer-Airplane-Sea' (see bottom image). Waters are something one might explore after having a deeper knowledge and skill base in colour mixing and application techniques. What did emerge however was an appreciation towards the smooth curves of Severini's work.

'Accidental Art'

 

 

Severini