Capturing a moment, a fleeting spark of mood.
People are precious.
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Freya | 9” x 12” | acrylic on canvas | AQUIRED
A look over her shoulder, thousand yards of quiet thought.
Summer Swim | watercolor
Dappled shade, cool water, hot sun. A summer afternoon, timeless, caught in the breeze on sweaty skin.
From sketchbook, an example of an early step to informing a painting
Sketchbook watercolor
Sweet children, in many moods.
A painting to me is primarily a verb, not a noun, an event first and only secondarily an image.
~ Elaine de Kooning
Above: Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, Library of Congress. At Right: Dorothy Newell | watercolor
Dorothy Newell, 1915
Dorothy Newell was an actress and a suffragette activist. November 6, 1915 she and others took part in a show of support for voting rights for women. Dorothy painted “VOTES FOR WOMEN” on her back.
I took some liberties with this watercolor portrait, not including the most salient message (lettering was not the exercise I focused on at the time), and colorizing her.
