The Aqua Leopard Pump 6x6 Watercolor on Yupo. I sprayed the background with several of the turquoise and aqua Dr. Ph. Martin Hydrus Watercolors -- even a little of the Payne's Gray which helped to darken parts of the background. I babysat my painting and swirled it as often as I could to get a difference in the color as it was drying. I even applied some additional Aqua after the shoe was completed to get a little different texture on the right side. The shoe was painted with Lamp Black, Burnt Umber and Blue Aqua. I do love "slings" so this shoe appealed to me from the beginning. With a love of Africa as you can see over time in my paintings there had to be some wild animal influence in the shoes as well.
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| Aqua Leopard Pump 6x6 Watercolor on Yupo |
Being resourceful I cut up one of my painting's from last year's challenge that wasn't one I was totally happy with trying to make the design better. The background was perfect for this shoe when I was trying to match it. My Mom loved polka dots and as I was growing up she made me a little fur jacket with red polka dot lining and when I saw this shoe I knew it had to be painted. I also wore a one shoulder black and white polka dot with three tiers of lace short dress to one of our formals in high school -- so the polka dots bring back good memories.
I used Dr. Ph. Martin Hydrus Watercolors: Ultramarine and mixed a little black with it in the shadowing on the shoe. I used White Gouache to make the white stand out from the underpainting. I used Vermillion Hue for the red. It does take several layers of intense paint to cover when you have backgrounds like this one if you don't want it showing through.
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| Navy Red and White Polka Dot Pump 6x6 Watercolor and Gouache on 300 lb watercolor paper |
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