Untitled

Untitled

Jennifer Pastor

2014

watercolor

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

You see a long, narrow strip of paper covered in soft washes of gray and blue watercolor, with faint pencil lines peeking through. The shapes look like they could be hills, or maybe waves—it’s hard to tell. The artist layered the paint so thinly that each stroke lets the one underneath show through, giving it a quiet, shimmering effect. It feels like something half-remembered, not quite solid. If you like how this looks, try searching for the technique called *watercolor, glazing*.

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