INTERVIEW WITH V RAE: V, how do you choose the amazing colors and crazy style for your expressions?
Well, the short answer is I paint what I see. Why I see what I see is a more complicated question, but I don't spend much time on that side of my brain. In a sense, my mind operates like a thermal imaging camera. I see the spirit of living things reflected in color and find watercolor the most accurate medium to capture my Freestyle Expressions. But hang on, the application is somewhat unconventional.
What do you mean by unconventional?
I generally paint on canvas with hand-sculpt paper overlay or Yupo (a synthetic fine art paper). The hand sculpted paper surface on canvas provides a textured base that adds dimension and body to the watercolor application, enhancing the three dimension illusion of two dimensional paintings. Another illusory emphasis in my work is the use of negative (white) space. I love negative space. The notion that nothing becomes something only the brain can untangle tickles my conundrum bone.
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