ELUSIVE AURORA from the series NIGHT TRAVELERS

ELUSIVE AURORA from the series NIGHT TRAVELERS.
acrylic on 100% rag illustration board

These paintings are done in three stages. First the bright blue and green were painted over the entire board and allowed to dry. When it is dry it is painted over with black. While the black is still wet, I use a rubber brush, similar to a tiny spatula, to remove the black in a random pattern. When that has dried, I Then I design the Night Travelers face around the swirls of blue and green. This is always fun and challenging to decide where it will go and how to make the composition work.