Landscape 

Dorrit Black's 'Landscape' is created with watercolors, a medium that can be both delicate and expressive. Look closely, and you'll see how the translucent nature of the watercolor paint allows her to build up layers of color, creating depth and texture in the rolling hills. Black has used the fluidity of the paint to suggest the softness of the earth. The horizontal lines across the landscape are a repetitive pattern, reflecting the labor and cultivation involved in working the land. The painting also gives the impression of a carefully designed agricultural space. It feels like a kind of constructed reality, where the natural world is being carefully managed. Black's composition emphasizes order and structure, yet the use of watercolors lends a certain looseness and atmosphere to the scene. By considering both the material and the making, we can see how Black merges the domains of artistic expression and everyday labor, blurring the lines between art and life.