Yuki Mae – original ink & gouache, 13″x10″, $140

Posted on Nov 8, 2011

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Well, another dream has come true!  This piece, Yuki Mae, was juried into the RED Show (Small Works) at the prestigious Gallery One, in Petaluma, California.  A couple of years ago when I first visited Gallery One, I was in awe of all the beautiful and diverse art on the walls.  Under my breath I made a wish, or a goal perhaps, that “someday” my art would be in there too.

I also wanted to do something new for this submission, and it was rather serendipitous that I took out my ink last week and just started playing in my sketchbook, got out a spray bottle of water, sprayed here, sprayed there, made a mess more times than not, but then finally got the hang of what I was attempting.  Fluidity contrasting dry brush, evocative expressions and only a peek of RED.  I just had a strong sense that I needed to underplay the red.  Well, after my sketchbook was filled with a few pieces, I tried a few faces on 14 x 10.5 watercolor sheets – a sampler pack I had laying around. She’s in a 13 x 10in black wood frame, looking spiffy.

And after Miss Caroline, Lady Edith, and Georgia Jones were created, here came Yuki Mae. (Other gals coming up soon….)