Introducing: Grace Ozeg

The Facts

Grace Ozeg is a Senior at Waukesha West, and is in Seminar/Portfolio. 

Currently she's been finding lots of inspiration by looking at Tumblr blogs showcasing varieties of rainbow watercolor artwork. There isn't a specific artist that's caught her eye.

What's she listening to?

A band she really likes is called "Of Mice And Men." One of the songs by them shes been into is called "Bones Exposed."

What she's working on currently is what she envisions to become a vivid watercolor drip painting on canvas. Showcasing a black woman silhouette in front of the lively background. The woman is not planned to have a face so that, "People who look at it can envision their own face and relate in their own way." On the site she's been looking on there are many different mediums, and Grace says she's thinking of testing the waters with them as well. 

Why she's found inspiration in the style she's doing, is because, "Bright colors make people feel happy, and it draws their eyes to it." Which she certainly has done herself.

A technique she's been doing to create the color patterns is splotching. More so rather than using the paintbrushes to make strokes, whacking them onto the surface. This creates a much more energetic and evenly translucent canvas. 

What I Think

A year ago I had really gotten into the ideas behind watercolor splotching and translucency. I think it's a really great way to give a flat surface the feeling of depth, with using little to no blacks. It also gives the result a luminous glow, making it a staple in today's popular art. 

Artist; Abigail Ann

Alone, watercolor splotching has only luminosity, and no depth. It's only value being eye-candy. However what makes it so popular, is what artists are making these blobs transform into. 

Artist: Marion Bolognesi

While Grace's work may not have to colors shadowing to form the image like the example above. Creating a balance between the background and the silhouette through washed edge layering would be the way I'd go. Creating an atmosphere that unites the subject the the area is a hard thing to do when you want to make the subject pop out. However, I'm still eager to see how she's going to continue this project. Photo's to come.

If you want to check out any of the example artists, click here-

Abigail Ann

Marion Bolognesi