Wedding

Gouache on watercolor paper, 11" x 7.5"

I sense that I am trying too hard in conceptualizing illustrations. Particularly "wedding" which I submitted to Illustration Friday this week. What I'm looking for is that fresh way of interpreting something which when you see it rings true. But instead I have this trying too hard thing going on. I started out well, with a flash of an image that I didn't understand at first but which developed into something that I thought at first was pretty cool, but now seems trite or clumbsy. I also didn't render it well, the proportions are off which makes the composition weak. The colors are off too.

So I'd like to try again. I'd like it to have a little more depth. I'd like the trees to be rendered a little better. I'll practice with more sketches. This time around I will tape off the area to be painted. I'd like to layer the paint a little more too. I hope I can get a feel for the gouache, it dries more quickly than I'd like. Regardless, I am THRILLED that I'm painting. I'm JAZZED that I'm drawing more than I used to. I am really having fun and I am deeply satisfied.