Sketches are underway…

08.22.2023

I am working on color sketches for my project. I decided to go about this part of my process a little differently for this body of work. First, I am grouping the inspiration images together on an Adobe Illustrator file in groups of 4. Next, I am creating a color palette based on that group of images. I really wanted to work with local color for this series because I thought it would have a greater connection to the feeling of walking in Venice. After creating the palette, I am composing each painting in pencil and then adding color with watercolor, gouache, and colored pencil. My goal is to represent the contrasts between the layered, textured, organic surface and the more geometric, pattern-based moments I observed.

I see each of these studies as potential stand alone works on paper. I also plan on creating prints of these studies as one of the gifts for supporters of my GoFundMe campaign.

Each section you see in the sketches represent a separate cutout wood panel as the painting surface… stay tuned for more of those experiments!