SoCal: the chaos after the big one hits Painting

I saw a pile of logs and couldn’t get the idea out of my head that there was the outlines of damaged buildings. As soon as I could, I did a colour sketch of the image in my head. Just a few heavy black lines tilted to the horizon giving a sense of disorder a couple of quick washes of colour to introduce the mode I wanted. This was sufficient to define where I wanted to take this painting. In this final version, I again started with the main directional thrusts in black acrylic applied with the edge of an off cut of foam core board. Once that had dried, I used watercolour to wash in the main colours of the background. Then I glazed in more layers of colour. Over this I added the chaos of small marks using a thin rigger brush. Finally I reinforced the main thrust lines with black gouache, again applied with the edge of an off cut of foam core board. I’ve had paintings that were effortless to paint. I would go so far as to say that they painted themselves. Other paintings remain unfinished after years. No matter how much effort I invest, I find it near impossible to finish them. Then there is this painting. It is/was far different from anything I have ever painted. Once the idea crystallized in my eye, I felt compelled to keep painting until I finished it. The only delay was the time necessary for the paint to dry before the next stage could be started. This is possible the finest painting I have ever painted and yet, within an hour of its finish, I can already see changes that I want to make in the next in this series. It is not the destination but the journey when making art. This was a hell of a good path for me to travel. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed painting it. Painted with Daniel Smith watercolor paint, black acrylic, and black gouache on 200# Saunders-Waterford C.P. watercolour paper. This is the superior quality watercolour paper made by St Cuthberts Mill and comes with the Royal Watercolour Society’s endorsement. It is made using 100% cotton, the highest quality paper making material, to high archival standards. Saunders-Waterford has always been my goto paper. I’ve tried most other brands and with the exception of a couple of handmade papers, I find S-W superior to all others. The painting is unframed and unmatted. The overall size of this painting is 30x22 inches, with a ½ all around border (not shown) to allow for matting and framing. The actual displayed area measures 29x21 inches. My signature, a small cartouche, can be found near the bottom right of the painting. Also the painting is signed and dated on the back and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. Larger works, including this genre, up to 56x100 inches available on commission.

Painting:Watercolor on Paper

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:29 W x 21 H x 0.1 D in

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