Emperor’s Choice

This image was just plain fun.   I just started with a rich application of colours that I threw at the paper.  Then I used a mister to direct the water/colour mixture down the page.  Then when that dried completely I took a look at what I had and just started to add darker values.  When this was dry I painted in a traditional manner with some darks.  It seems to have a veil of mystery about it.  These are some of the ideas that I am dealing with in my new workshop, Watercolour Wet & Wild which I am giving for the Sheep Creek Art Council in Turner Valley.  This method can relieve a lot of the stress of making the perfect mark because so much of it is painted spontaneously by working with the water.

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