What will emerge from these patches of color? I can only partially control where the color flows. But random chance can work wonders.
I am now reducing my palette to 2-3 base colors and their mixtures.
It's a great play, I dived in for a long time making tiny dots with the tip of my brush in some places. More and more complex structures are formed, it's like evolution, but much faster. I feel like a creator who does his work for the joy of creation.
Sometimes I allow myself a little "destruction". It's not really destruction, I just ask for the help of water to blur things that are too obvious. It takes some courage, but my fears are overcome by experimentation and curiosity. After all, what have I got to lose? A piece of paper, some paint, and of course, time.
But there's much more to gain: knowledge, experience - even if what I had planned didn't work out.
Slowly the full picture begins to unfold as the translucent white comes in.
Is this picture now final? Consider it is! This is a morning photo in natural, diffused light, which is much colder than the evening lamp-lit photos. Underwater, too, the bluish tones predominate.
Small details. Here you can see where the boundary between randomness and consciousness lies. Consciousness arises from randomness.
The last three digitally altered images open up new dimensions.
