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| Bumble Enjoys The Lilies of Maine |
I watched Brooke paint this. In about fifteen minutes, maybe less. She's like a woman on fire when she does these "Speed Paintings".
First, (after taping down the paper), she soaks it in water. Soaks. No, not in a tub (although that's been known to happen), but with a 4 inch Hake brush, dipped repeatedly in a 5 gallon bucket of clean water. Slopped all over the paper. I mean there's water everywhere.
Then, grabbing and tossing brushes into colors, then water jugs, then buckets, then paint, then yelling, "No! NO! Not a 10, a twenty" and other incomphrehensibles, she attacks the paper.
Sometimes, she has two or three brushes in one hand. Sometimes, they fall on the floor. Sometimes she picks them up, mostly she doesn't. Her hands fly so fast, it's hard to see them.
Then, as suddenly as the flurry began, it abruptly stops. She leaves everything wherever it's landed. And just walks out the door.
No commentary. No outbursts. No nothing. Just gone.
But, I have learned something new, in watching this latest demonstration. Do NOT use a hair dryer on these 'Speed Paintings'. The colors need to 'expand' into the paper. Brooke leaves so she won't be tempted to 'fix' anything. She'll be back in an hour or so.
You'll see.
Mildred
Oh, addendum: Seems folks want to know that the paper is Strathmore 300 cold press watercolor paper, painted on the wrong side. The watercolors are Shin Han professional colors. The brushes are sizes 10, 12, 16, 20 and 1 inch (various brands). The air is from Maine. The humidity is currently from Georgia. The water is delicious well water (do we care?), and I think I'm done....
