Some inspiration tonight..I've been working on a few projects and I just love working on dense, heavyweight, watercolor paper. There's something about loading a paintbrush and splashing puddles of water on the page that produces beautiful gradients of color. I think that's my favorite part...waiting for the paint to wrestle together and create a surprising pop of color ..something surprising yet intentional.
I call this piece 'Just peachy' since it's inspired by peach blossoms known to be good luck in many asian cultures and for me, the Chinese culture. It's popular around Chinese New Year clustered in big bundles and wrapped with a vibrant red or magenta colored paper. They're also tied loosely together so they don't fall all over the place with its' goodness.
There's something fun about the 'This is Hong Kong' childrens' book that made me feel connected to this piece..which also gave me the idea... Maybe it's also the intoxicating smell of the book itself and the crisp paper which smells reminiscent of library books...(best smell!)
