Watercolor is a wonderfully pliable medium. The colors can be bold or faint, and opaque or translucent. I really do enjoy all of the different techniques that make watercolor one of the most versatile mediums.
Recently, I've been trying to use watercolor to represent the vast and beautiful nebulae that paint the skies. Whenever I see pictures of outer space, I just get lost. I feel so small and insignificant, but through painting, I feel like I can make a connection. One of my favorite pictures is that of the Rosette Nebula.
Recently, I've been trying to use watercolor to represent the vast and beautiful nebulae that paint the skies. Whenever I see pictures of outer space, I just get lost. I feel so small and insignificant, but through painting, I feel like I can make a connection. One of my favorite pictures is that of the Rosette Nebula.
I love how something as simple as burning gas and dust can create something so wonderful. It's so natural and organic, and I think that's why it's so captivating: this happened all on its own. I felt more than compelled to create this almost awe-inspiring natural feel in my paintings with watercolor, as it's one of the most free-form mediums I know of. I mixed a few colors, primarily some mixed black, purples, red and blues, and did a wet on wet wash, then applied salt and let it dry. The salt pretty much took over and gathered the pigment in a way that I could eve have created on my own, and I loved it. The paper's thirst for the paint was amazing (seeing as it was $15 paper), and the colors were striking upon the page. I added a few more layers of pigment to add different values, and then dry-brushed some stars on top.
Recreating space was very difficult, but I feel a bit more connected, somehow. As if, by mirroring the universe and making it my own, I have thus gained some significance. Existential crisis aside, I feel as though it was quite a successful piece.
xoxo
Siri
Recreating space was very difficult, but I feel a bit more connected, somehow. As if, by mirroring the universe and making it my own, I have thus gained some significance. Existential crisis aside, I feel as though it was quite a successful piece.
xoxo
Siri