I bought a frame the other day, thinking I’d use it for this piece. When I got it home, I realized that the mat that was in it would fit a full sheet (22×30) sheet of paper. So, seeing that it doesn’t really take much of an excuse for me to start something new… I got out the Arches oil paper, cut myself a couple of appropriately sized hardboard drawing boards and stretched 2 sheets of paper. I did water color washes on them and got a couple of new pieces started. The other one’s back burnered for a bit but I decided to go ahead and get this started.
This is basically an automatic drawing that I’ve shaded in with black watercolor pencil. I shaded things a bit more with the airbrush and sprayed the whole thing with UV protecting clear.
The title? Is tentative. I’ve always loved nautilus shells. I’ve painted quite a few of them over the years. The form in the center of this reminds me of one. I sincerely doubt this will ever end up looking anything like a nautilus but, for the time being, that’s where its at.
Studio Time 