Mixing Colours, Creating Moods

Sometimes, things start out with just an idea.

a wisp of pink

a wash of red

a push of sand

and a drop of yellow

I have been making rings 

out of original watercolours lately, 

playing with different blends 

and washes of colours

then sealing them under glass

"Sunset Strip" original hand-painted ring

While doing this last night

I came across a mix

that I had to try larger.

Whooooosh!

with a sweep of my arm

I cleared the space around me

(some of it is still on the floor)

I wet down a block of paper

laid in Perylene Red

then Quinacridone Red

New Gamboge

Transparent Red Oxide

and finally 

pushed it around

with Buff Titanium

The result is in the first image.

Now to just let it sit

and be.

Until it tells me what it wants to be

when it grows up.

"Earth Bound" original hand-painted ring

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