"The American Hero" is a group show that opens next Saturday, July 7th at
Gallery 27 in Chicago. The show pays tribute to Americana in film and pop culture. Artist
Adam Devarney tipped me off about this new gallery, having recently moved to Chicago. I believe this is only the second show they've done, (The first was a Wes Anderson tribute show) but I saw the title and was really inspired to do something for it. If you are a Chicago friend or happen to be in the windy city next weekend, definitely go check this show out, it looks like its going to be really awesome. Adam will be in it, and a bunch of other cool people too. Check out the show flyer for Gallery 27's address.
This piece took me a little over a full day to paint in total, but the fact that I left it alone after that is somewhat of a personal accomplishment as I have a tendency to want to overwork everything. I didn't focus on a specific movie or piece of pop culture for this one either, which was nice. Instead I thought on the much broader theme of violence, and came up with something I think is pretty cool. Hope you like it.
"Untitled (usa)"
watercolor on lanaquarelle paper, 11 x 14"
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You can't see very well in the picture but the frame has some nice red white and blue splatter on it.
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The melting gun is really cool! Good job! Question from a watercolour amateur: What is lanaquarelle paper?
ReplyDeleteHey thanks Colleen! Its just a type of watercolor paper that is made in France. I've found that paper makes a really big difference in maintaining the vibrancy of certain colors, and I prefer hot press watercolor paper over cold press. Lana is a recent discovery of mine but its my favorite paper to paint on now!
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