Taking Portraits of Life

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Painting watercolor on yupo has been a scary thought for years, but I decided it was time to experiment with this crazy smooth surface again. To create this portrait, I decided to paint an abstract interpretation of the cliff in the side canyons off the Grand Canyon. Once dry I lifted out the light portions of the portrait of the hiking photographer and shifted some colors, especially in the face and hat area to move them toward natural tones without eliminating the colors of the cliffs. This push and pull of the painting turned out to be invigorating and a great new area to continue to explore in my art.
The subject is myself in my twenties when my artistic release was through photography. My goal was to captured moments of life and relay stories, just as I do with my painting now.