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This is an impressionist watercolor painting done on illustration board.  It's just like painting on glass so there's not much chance of repositioning or painting with a brush once the color is put down.  It's like allowing the watercolor to painting itself.  Loving the painting style of Nita Engle, I try to mirror her technique in this painting.  Once I got the idea in my head to let it alone and not try to help it out, the painting resulted in a lot of movement.

Painting with a knife, fingers and palm of the hand, drips and drops of water, squirting and sprinkling...I really enjoy painting in this style.  It's so "liberating" for me.  I looked in the mirror after painting this and I even had paint on my face.  I tell ya, it's like bein' in kindergarten all over!

*Accepted into 83rd Annual International Juried Exhibition, Art Association of Harrisburg May 13 through June 16