Contradictions: In his classic and much-quoted book "Complete Guide to Watercolor Painting", Edgar Whitney discusses the Principles of Design. They are : Unity and Conflict. Repetition and Alternation. Dominance and Harmony. Balance and Gradation. Wait...what? Don't a lot of these utterly contradict one another? I have puzzled this for a while. Are we supposed to use them all in each painting? Or chose one from each contradictory pair? Neither he nor his followers tells you. Hmmm. Painting is a mystery. But surely we can come up with way to use these to produce magic. Beauty.
Fallbrook Hillside is 8x8" acrylic media and collage on panel.
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