3:06 PM: today i embarked on a slightly different journey. i decided to see what would happen if i made watercolors on different types of watercolor paper, since i wasn’t totally satisfied with the results i was getting using the block of portofino paper. so today i tried using a sheet of arches 140 lb. cold press paper, which is heavier than the portofino and has a bit of a grain, although minimal. so far, i’m liking the result. the colors have more vibrancy and are seeming to delight in being applied to this heavier paper, which by the way is also slightly tinted and not dead white. as a result, when i leave the paper to show through, it looks less like a hole and more like an intentional part of the composition, which it is!
i removed the word macro in the title, since this one is not based upon a photo shot with a macro lens.
BELOW: stage 1, left and stage 2, right. to be continued tomorrow.
