The Flute Player by Suzy 'Pal' Powell

14x22

cold press arches 140lb paper

transparent watercolor

I took a photo of this man waiting for the ferry to go see the Statue of Liberty.

He was playing the Battle Hymn of Republic, over and over....and over!

This one is  on Arches Cold Press 140, and I drew him twice in my drawing pad.  The first one I wasn't happy with, so I took the time to redraw. Then I transferred it using my light box. It is 14x22 and has the white background. I don't know if I will ever paint it our not. I really liked the all white paper behind him. I go from one extreme to the other.  this is transparent watercolor. His beard is the white of the paper except for a few hairs. I ended up using a tiny bit of gouache.

 10x10

hot press paper with gouache

I did this one first, just experimenting with hot press paper. I have never liked hot press, but have a new respect for it, after playing with this one.

The Flute Player

"The Flute Player"

I took a picture of this man while waiting in line to get on the ferry to go to the Statue of Liberty. He was sitting on the ground beside the LONG line, playing "Battle Hymn of Republic" over and over. I didn't get the sad look that he had.
I think he was homeless. I thought he might be a veteran because of where we were, and what he was playing. This is just 6x6...I decided to do some small ones, and hopefully i can paint it larger in the same way. By the way, the Statue of Liberty is awesome! One of my favorite Ladies!!