Portrait of an African woman in watercolor. A combative portrait. A struggle reinforced by the diagonal lines of her clothing and front left. A proud woman, looking back on what was.
 This portrait was painted with east Indian ink on watercolor paper and then transformed into a digital artwork through Photoshop.
For years I have been working with east indian ink on watercolor paper. I find it a wonderful material and a wonderful medium for art. The power of the ink and the softness of the wash and of the paper. I love that combination. It also brought me fame through the television program VTWonen Weer verliefd op je huis and various magazines such as VTWonen and KekMama.
In Photoshop, the technique of East Indian ink on watercolor paper has been given an extra dimension with soft shades of brown, taupe, and even very light, a kind of grayish eggplant, and old pink. In the background, the beautiful texture of the paper comes through, keeping the whole very authentic. Old media and new media go hand in hand here.
I am incredibly happy with how this portrait turned out digitally. For years I searched for how best to digitize my work. Not only have I now digitized the work (again), but it has become much more exciting and intense than the original was. So I am completely happy! :)
                                
 
                                
                                        I am MadameRuiz,  and am an artist by profession. I hope to delight you with my work. Here in my profile,  or on your wall :) Both are fun!
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