Negative Space Watercolor

Negative space is a very cool technique in art. The concept is simple: one simply paints or draws the area around and between the main subject. It's often taught as a drawing exercise to get the artist to focus on what they're really seeing instead of what they remember or what their mind is interpreting. But it can be a way to emphasize the subject without ever painting it.

I found this really cool negative space watercolor by Kat Martin (a.k.a. "weighanchor"). She recently started selling some of her art on weighanchor.etsy.com. And she's from Seattle! What a coincidence! Seattle is such a cool town if I do say so myself :)

I'm going to have to do some negative space watercolors soon and post them here!