In watercolor painting, one must attend to contrast of value. One method involves making thumbnail sketches using only dark, light, and medium values. A classmate suggested I abandon the original image and paint from the simple thumbnail. Here are a couple of studies made that way.
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| Landscape study based on a photo of a fishing hut in Norway |
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| The broken flashlight is a metaphor for "squatting" in an unoccupied house. Paintbrush, etc. stand for "home." |
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| This exercise began as a photo from an old calendar -- it could use a great deal more value contrast... |
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