FARM FRESH GOODNESS
FARM FRESH GOODNESS Most Mondays we take the train down to Espinho to shop at the market, an enormous mercado encompassing about two American city blocks. After visiting the Vivian Maier photography exhibit a few weeks ago, I was intrigued by her ability to capture hundreds of meaningful candid images of people in black and white, and I wondered how one might do the same in watercolor. So, challenge accepted. Fresh off of spending an afternoon looking at black and white prints, and their ability to express a mood or idea without the burden of color to distract you, I considered the Espinho Market as a place to find "meaningful candid images". It is a target rich environment. The experiment here was to bring the focus of the image to the exchange of money with sharp line work and a hint of color, softening the background. Techniques evolved and changed while putting this together. This did not finish satisfactorily, but may be a path worth exploring in the future. The challe...
