Friday, December 16, 2005

Eighth

This painting is a tribute to my mentor Irving Shapiro. Mr Shapiro was one of the greatest watercolor painters I ever had the pleasure of knowing. He was also the best at negative painting in watercolor. If you have his Watson Guptill, How to Make a Painting book you'd see how many wonderful waterfalls he had painted.

This painting was done on a hot press type surface called Strathmore 5ply bristol board. Shapiro used watercolor board but it was a hot press type surface with little or no texture.

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