208 West Monument Ave, No. 101 /// House Portrait Watercolor and Acrylic Painting on Panel by Erika Stearly

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This is an original watercolor and acrylic painting on cradled Panel, based on a photo I found in a real … Read more This is an original watercolor and acrylic painting on cradled Panel, based on a photo I found in a real estate listing.

I paint with watercolor that comes in pans like you remember from elementary school, but I also use watercolor pencils and sticks to draw with. I use acrylics that come from a tube, but I also use acrylic paint markers to make uniform lines. I use both types of paint at the same time, building up alternating layers. I paint on wooden panel because I need a smooth and rigid surface for my techniques.

I make paintings of the spaces where people live because it gives me the opportunity to paint geometric shapes, organic shapes, and pattern. This is still interesting to me as a painter, and regardless of how chaotic the scene is in my painting, the architectural cues (windows, fireplaces, staircases), allow the viewer to make sense of what's happening.

At least two paintings of this property have been completed. See less