Finishing a portrait watercolor that I began months ago.  I never felt that it had the depth and mystery I was trying to capture.

So, I "messed it up" but adding dynamic washes to both the glass fields and forehead.  This is an artistic gamble-- because you never know how the paint with move and dry.

But...  I wasn't happy with the previous painting-- so what was there to lose?

I am enjoying it now-- and developing the reflections and hairstrands.  The middle bar between the glasses needs to be taken down a notch in value.

It's finally coming together for me with mystery, brilliance of color, wash freedom, and technique.


This photo only captures the painting before the last step.  Come back tomorrow for final stage.


Fast Lane
watercolor
22" h x 30" w
2013
in progress