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| (C) 2018 Dale DiMauro |
Many watercolor artists keep paper to test their pigment mixtures on. This is one example with an imaginary landscape.
Once a sheet of paper has been marked, artists typically feel more comfortable going forward. For me with these scrap sheets I become spontaneous and looser in my approach. Usually, I don't overdue it, either.
On this scrap paper, on both sides, are doodles in pencil, measurements for framing, facial studies and paint combinations I am trying out. For example, the foliage on the tree is the result of a combination of quinacridone gold and ultramarine blue, which I have not used before.
This image is a combination of playing around with my watercolors and my subconscious mind desiring a cool environment as we confront this hot and humid weather coming tomorrow. I have scores of these little watercolors sitting idle in my flat files.
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