En Plein Air

Outside Hagerstown, Maryland, February 21, 2021. It was cold. I had to go in for coffee while the water/wash dried. I took it in with me because I was afraid it would freeze. I took some liberties because I chose to use analogous colors (yellow, green, blue). One of the houses in the scene was red. 

 On the mask theme. This one is Mayan during the pandemic. 

This week was a monochromatic version of our object as metaphor. I chose blue for sadness as an emotion to hide behind a mask. Usually the mask is a sunny smile, but the emotion it hides is blue or sadness.  

I tried to "loosen up" but it is still a bit fussy (overworked) for a watercolor.  I'll have to keep working at relaxing and trying to be quicker and more free with this medium.

I used quite a bit of masking for the dots of metal.

Here is a detail of the lips.   
 

 First watercolor in ages. I used a lot of techniques, like salt in the upper background, scoring for some of the wood texture, splatter, different washes, dry brush, etc. Fun, but a bit to fussy. It is hard for me to just flow with the water. I hope to loosen up. Breathe. Relax, Breathe. Laugh.

We are working on metaphors.

She hid her feelings behind a mask.

AVT 692

This is the start of a new blog for my AVT 692 Class at George Mason University.