The Crush

A spur of the moment watercolor painting done in 6 hours, the fastest I’ve done so far. I took some watercolor paper that I was gonna throw away because the initial sketch had some pencil marks that couldn’t be erased anymore for some reason; turned it over and used the unmarked side. 

I used Campap paper, a brand of watercolor paper which is made in Malaysia. Good value for price, as I think the paper is really resistant to warping and absorbs color beautifully. The only downside in my opinion is that it is almost impossible to get mistakes out of this paper, once a blot is there, its there forever. For people who live in the UAE, its available at any Dubai Library District bookstore.

Im relatively new to this medium, but its easy gratification compared to painting with oils. Low commitment art (?) :)

I have other paintings in watercolor, acrylic and oil, available on Facebook, so please feel free to visit my facebook page.

I recently finished reading The Picture of Dorian Gray, a novel by Oscar Wilde published back in 1890 and it tells the story of Dorian, a good-natured young man until he discovers the power of his own exceptional beauty. As he gradually sinks deep into a frivolous, glamorous world of selfish luxury, he apparently remains physically unchanged by the stresses of his corrupt lifestyle and untouched by age. But up in his attic, hidden behind a curtain, his portrait tells a different story.

I was inspired enough by the book to re-imagine it in a painting, but instead of a male protagonist, I used a young lady instead. I used Prang watercolors, my favorite medium as of late, on Arches 140lb watercolor paper.

There is slight but negligible warping on this brand of paper. I’ll detail my thoughts on this watercolor paper in a review of papers in another post.

I’ll have the artwork available on Society6 as print. www.society6.com/prettymonkey26

Watercolor on paper- series no. 4

Watercolor on paper- series no.3