Untitled

About this work

This painting looks like four squares stacked unevenly. Each square is a different color—red, orange, purple, and gray. The colors blend into each other like wet paint. The edges are sharp, but the inside looks soft and smudged. The artist used thin, see-through paper called vellum. That lets the colors mix in a way that looks almost like light shining through glass. Try looking up watercolor, glazing to see how artists create these dreamy layers.