Pansies

In Pansies, Charles Demuth employs a variety of watercolor techniques. He mixed two colors into each other on the paper using a technique known as wet-on-wet. The artist also used a cloth or sponge to soak up watercolor paint that had been applied to the page to create softer or more subtle colors, known as blotting. While rooted in the study of nature, Demuth reveals a radically modern vision of his subject, made possible by the boundless capabilities of the watercolor medium.