Girl in Pink

Girl in Pink • Watercolor on Unknown 100% Rag Paper

This is another in my series #Playing With Paint. I drew the initial sketch (inspired by a black and white photo in a book). After placing a smaller piece of watercolor paper on my Masonite board, I wet the paper on both sides and began flooding it with color — warm and cool. After mopping up drips, I began the process of lifting paint to find her face. I painted in, lifted out, going back and forth as many times as needed. I scraped out highlights in her hair, emphasized lines in her face and dress with a watercolor pencil.