Pink and Yellow

This is my second try on self portrait. They are done in watercolour, a little smaller than B5. I was trying to express tolerance and serenity in this protrait. This is also drawn immediately after I thought through some problems that has being troubleing me (refer to the first portrait!).

The kind of mood I had then reminded me of Georgette Chen's portrait but I don't intend to look like her at all. lol.

Only two colours are used: Purple and Yellow Ochre
This complementary scheme is chosen to emphasise backlight  in warm yellow and maximise contrast. Purple is the dominant one applied both directly and in mixes with yellow.

Pink and Yellow

4 Jan 2012

Watercolor on Paper

This artwork is however not very successful as I felt that a lot more could have been done to increase the quality of this painting.

For example, the way I drew my hair could be enhanced so that it may look less dominant than the main subject which is the contrast in light on my neck. Background could also be more detailed and water colour techniques like wet-in-wet could have been implemented as well.

Self Portrait, Georgette Chen (1946)