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copyright by Linda Young, Untitled

half sheet watercolor paper

This painting began with a totally wet paper, torn coffee filters and brushes loaded with a dominant cool temperature with warm undertones.

I had to leave this sit until it was totally dry, otherwise, the pattern from the coffee filters would have disappeared.

The challenge was to "see" something in what remained on the paper when all the torn pieces and texturings were removed.  After working on this several days, the circular pattterns reminded me of the yin and yang symbol meaning life in balance.  Shapes began to appear and suddenly the tails of swimming fish emerged so I geared the rest of the detailing toward thoughts of a balanced waterworld swimming with life.  The dark lines and blocks attempt to intersect the fish (carp?) but never quite do leaving the fish to freely swim about.  Trails of bubbles appear where the water has been disturbed by their movement.

What's happening here?  Using my imagination both in visual and in written word.  That's what creativity is all about, isn't it?

I just can't figure out what it should be titled.  Maybe you'll know...