different paper...a whole new scene

so....

the other day when I really needed watercolor paper....my limited choices forced me to pick a paper- I really didn't want to buy...but I really needed paper... 

and sometimes....something like- buying watercolor paper-can make you realize....serendipity...the gods must have been laughing at me when I bought it...knowing I'd be really happy with this happenstance...this paper.... the universe delivers.  :)

not knowing what I was getting into...I just started painting last night...

the usual quick sketch and then dive into the painting...I really have very little patience with the drawing part...although- I know it's important....

and then... the painting... a new pose...a new perspective on the same geography... a new look...a new paper....  

and different things happen.  

hmmmmm.....so many messages there...I can't keep up.  Change your perspective...change your....everything.  

anyway.....back to the painting part...  :)  

last painting I did...I wanted to do more- less.  :)   so I tried to walk away from this painting...while I still had a lot of white space left.  

You can see that I still used my favorite tool...the flat brush...but I also have a lot of cool watermarks- letting the paper work its magic.  With the first pass of the background wash....I could instantly see this paper was taking over and...I was amazed.  I like it when that happens...when I do less....and the paper does more.  

and for some close ups....

and...

beautiful watermarks....just like....magic.  

less is more....sometimes in a painting....things just left as a hint...make a bigger impact.    

peace...love...and new perspectives....something as simple as different paper...can lead to surprising things....me....ever the optimist.

The average pencil is seven inches long, with just a half-inch eraser...in case you thought optimism was dead- Robert Brault.

amazing...yes.   I never erase.  

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