Sunday, January 31, 2010

Emma Dean

This piece I dub Emma Dean, in honor of John Wesley Powell's boat of that name (named after his wife, actually), in which he cruised the Grand Canyon in his second expedition of 1871 - 1872.

This is 11" x 11'. First I used Golden Light Molding Paste on Fabriano Artistico 'rough' watercolor paper, 300lb. Then I used DSmith "extra fine" wc sticks. Finally, pastels.

Powell's Emma Dean, at left. NB: Major Powell's spindle chair, lashed to the deck. Yowser!

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