(C) Dale DiMauro
Protesting under the current Presidential Administration, for many people, has become a daily activity. It has slowly galvanized millions of people. With another 'No Kings Protest' coming up in less than two weeks, we are certain to see all kinds of characters come out of the woodwork.
After the Renee Good execution in January, there was a seemingly impromptu protest, in downtown Brattleboro, Vt. I took a photograph of this guy at the protest and ended up painting a very different landscape around him. It seemed he might be more comfortable in a more relaxed setting.
It is more important where you don't put paint then where you do. Those little unpainted areas help define the arm, neck and head areas, otherwise, the paint all runs into a blob.
This is something I have learned from studying some of Charles Reid's (1937 - 2019) watercolors. As far as I am concerned, he was a master of the human figure. I admire how he used color and his freedom of expression.
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