Foggy Breakdown #12372019 30x40 inch framed - SOLD!

30x40x1.5 inches acrylic and water-soluble graphite on canvas

Making the painting, Foggy Breakdown, was a discovery experience of quick choices and being totally absorbed in the process and the moment. The painting evolved from an exploration of water-soluble graphite, drawing first with the graphite to lay down suggestions and then using a mixture of Fluid Matte Medium, Iridescent Pearl, and other acrylics. I didn't know where this piece was taking me and had a different expectation as I started. I’d never worked with water-soluble graphite before. It was so exciting to be pulled along by the developing image. It reminded me of my darkroom days watching an image appear in the developing tray. But this felt much more urgent and physical: rolling the acrylic-covered brush, dissolving and picking up the drawn graphite lines, and laying them down forming softer replicated lines and shapes.