Rona Liu, Seated Nude 2, Acrylic on Watercolor Paper, 10 X 14"

Acrylic on Watercolor Paper, 10 X 14"

"If I’m really in it, sometimes I get these feelings that a texture needs to be rougher here or softer there. It’s almost as if something else is directing me. I flow into an emotional state where I feel the need to be more gentle with a stroke, or that a particular space needs a dab of pink, even though it doesn’t necessarily belong. I feel like it’s similar to music—sometimes you get so moved by the music that you just need to kick your foot, or you need to break a certain note just to get that emotion across." - R.L.