I titled this painting "Rusty" because I wanted to use various shades of orange for the mule. I used really thick "juicy" watercolor paint, so there are lots of swirls and watermarks on this piece.

This painting is already framed! See the second image for mat/frame proportions.
Art: 4" x 5", ©2005
Mat: 8" x 10", white
Frame: 8" x 10", matte-finish silver

This is a watercolor painting on Yupo, one of my "Paintings with Petzazz". When the painting was dry, I added just a bit of color pencil in a few places for enhancement.

Yupo is made of polypropylene, its slick and bright white. The water/paint mixture isnt absorbed into the surface as with traditional watercolor paper - this results in vibrant colors and interesting swirls and watermarks that appear as the paint dries. Paint can also be lifted easily with a damp brush - wonderful for creating edges, the highlight in the eye, whiskers, etc.

My intent with these paintings is to interpret the subject, not to paint it exactly, although I do strive for accuracy of proportion. I choose a limited color palette and let the paint and paper do a lot of the work. After selecting the image, Ill often choose a title which is related to a color and then come up with the color scheme.

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