Portfolio > Small Abstract Watercolors

2018 10 06
gouache
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2018
2018 10 05
gouache
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2018 10 04
gouache
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2018 10 08
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2018 10 07
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2018 10 03
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2018 10 02
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2018 10 01
gouache
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2018
2018 09 30
gouache
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2018
2018 09 29
gouache
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2018
6/16/17
gouache on paper
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2017
6/15/17
gouache on paper
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6/14/17
gouache on paper
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2017
6/12/17
gouache on paper
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6/9/17
gouache on paper
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6/8/17 2
gouache on paper
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6/8/17
gouache on paper
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6/7/17
gouache on paper
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6/6/17
gouache on paper
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6/5/17
gouache on paper
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6/3/17
gouache on paper
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6/2/17 3
gouache on paper
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6/2/17 2
gouache on paper
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6/2/17
gouache on paper
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6/1/17
gouache on paper
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2017
5/31/17
gouache on paper
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2017
5/30/17
gouache on paper
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5/29/17
gouache on paper
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5/28/17
gouache on paper
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5/27/17
gouache on paper
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5/24/17 2
gouache on paper
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5/24/17
gouache on paper
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5/23/17
gouache on paper
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5/22/17
gouache on paper
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2017
5/21/17 3
gouache on paper
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5/21/17 2
gouache on paper
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5/21/17
gouache on paper
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5/20/17
gouache on paper
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5/19/17
gouache on paper
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5/18/17
gouache on paper
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5/17/17 2
gouache on paper
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5/17/17
gouache on paper
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5/16/17
gouache on paper
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2017
5/15/17 2
gouache on paper
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2017
5/15/17
gouache on paper
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2017

I began these abstract watercolors in spring of 2017. While my daughters napped in the front bedroom (previously my studio, now their nursery), I sat at a small desk beneath the window in the master bathroom, the only place left for me to work. As an art teacher, I saved the scrap papers my students used beneath their art to protect their desks. The scrap papers, used by multiple students for multiple years, are gorgeous: they have layers of watercolor, permanent marker, pencil, oil pastel, and tempera paint. There are washes of colors, lines, letters, and doodles. I use the casing from an old 35mm slide as a viewfinder to select a composition that is aesthetically pleasing. I use gouache to recreate the composition on watercolor paper.