Artist Spotlight: Karin Johannesson
Karin Johannesson
Medium: Watercolor
Content: Abstracted Florals
Training: Self-trained
What to look for:
- use of negative space
- wet-on-wet technique
- abstraction vs. realism
What to ask yourself:
- How much abstraction is "too much"?
- How much abstraction is "too little"?
- What emotions are communicated?
- What specifically creates those emotions (color, texture, space, value)?
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