Droplets and Negative Painting

 I spent time practicing. I needed an eye-stopper for the negative painting to finish.

There are three basic wet on wet base paintings here for a negative painting project. In the colder months I really need something to hunker down, that is additive and contemplative, experimental and imaginative. Kind of the opposite of plein air painting which is time- limited, location oriented and based on life. And outdoors. I read Linda Kemp and love her creative approach, especially with these spontaneous watercolour explosions!

Freesia are half finished, from the top one of the three basic grounds. The blue and yellow elements are suggesting Callas to me, and the blue green red turned into a Christmas Cactus. Callas present mysterious and confusing shapes.

Crackdown or continue?

 

Blockade police line

Daily sketching and or painting ties in with journaling and habit trackers. More on this later… this morning these scenes greeted us on tv, and I can see these images may be interesting to reflect upon in future. They are getting the protesters children out now I think. Police advance slowly and the media is taking a wait and see approach- will the pressure from America and canada bring things to a head?