Red 3

Tuesday, March 12th, 2013

Red 3, abstract watercolor by Amy Crook

Red 3, 7″x5″ abstract watercolor by Amy Crook

This piece is all about courting chaos. I made some artistic choices at the start, and then once it got to a certain point, I stood back and let the process take over, making it a weird collaboration between artist and entropy. There’s an amazing wealth of detail and nuance in the way the paint, paper, and water interacted as they dried. I considered doing something more with it, like tentacles or tiny fandom, but I didn’t want to cover up all that lovely nuance.

Red 3, detail, by Amy Crook

Red 3, detail, by Amy Crook

Above, you can see the upper lefthand corner in detail, the way the different colors flowed and pooled and settled as the paint dried in one of the wettest parts of the painting. Below, the painting is hanging out with my iPhone, making it look cool.

Red 3, framed art by Amy Crook

Red 3, framed art by Amy Crook

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