Grey on Gray Watercolor & Graphite 2011

Grey on Gray
Watercolor & Graphite 2011

Made along side a series of precise grey and black ceramic vessels, painting watercolor over graphite on fibrous Asian paper became an exercise for energetic gesture and chance results using materials with a tactile relationship to clay and glaze.

Using watercolor and graphite, wash, and abstraction, artist Kathy Erteman has created a minimal piece of contemporary art with Vortex. Graphite images oppose each other in a light grey watercolor wash on Japanese art paper

Vortex, 23.5" L x 18.5 " H

Using watercolor and graphite, wash, and abstraction, artist Kathy Erteman has created a minimal piece of contemporary art with Descending Cube. The piece has a black graphite drawing at the bottom with a gray watercolor background on Japanese art paper

Descending Cube, 17" L x 17" H

Using watercolor and graphite, wash, and abstraction, artist Kathy Erteman has created a minimal piece of contemporary art with Right Cube. The piece on Japanese art paper has a large graphite square and a gray watercolor wash overall

Right Cube, 22" L x 22" H

Using watercolor and graphite, wash, and abstraction, artist Kathy Erteman has created a minimal piece of contemporary art with Accordian. The piece has a rectangular image and irregular vertical graphite lines in a medium gray watercolor wash

Accordian , 25" L x 15" H

Using watercolor and graphite, wash, artist Kathy Erteman has created a contemporary painting on mulberry paper with Vortex 2. Graphite images oppose each other on a light to medium gray watercolor wash overall

Vortex 2, 35" L x 18" H

Using watercolor and graphite, wash, and abstraction, artist Kathy Erteman has created a minimal piece of contemporary art with Ice Dagger. A loosely drawn graphite square is centered on the Japanese art paper in a medium gray watercolor wash

Ice Daggar, 25"L x25"H

Using watercolor and graphite, wash, artist Kathy Erteman created an abstract contemporary artwork with Melt. A skewed large graphite square is centered on Japanese paper with white gouache over a medium gray background

Melt, 25"L x 25" H

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Grey on Gray
Watercolor & Graphite 2011