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I fell in love with the luminosity of
watercolors about four years ago. I was teaching myself how to paint
in this medium after more than a decade of working with oils and
acrylics – and was adjusting to the fact that there is no white
paint in watercolors. The white comes from the untouched paper; and
the light appears to shine from within.
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Since that day I’ve been obsessed with
the transparent nature of watercolors. I’m drawn to the process of
building a painting – layer by layer – using thin veils of
low-valued glazes that take advantage of a watercolor’s incredible
light. The time-consuming process is challenging, rewarding, and at
times, magical.
The process of creating a watercolor painting demands tremendous
patience and discipline, which has come to be meditational in the
midst of my fast-paced, full life. You cannot rush a watercolor –
because there’s nowhere to hide within this medium. Unlike oils and
acrylics that allow you to cover up mistakes or turn them into
something new, the transparency of watercolors reveals your every
move to the viewer.
Oils and acrylics are more forgiving than watercolors – but they
cannot match the intensity of the light – the sparkle – of a
watercolor painting. They can’t achieve the same sense of an inner
glow penetrating the curtains of color.
Watercolors ignite a spontaneity and flexibility that keep me
engaged year after year. Each technique lends itself to surprise
outcomes. Painting on Yupo, for example, creates color collisions
that come from using the wet-into-wet technique on the synthetic
paper. Many of these compositions changed overnight and surprised me
with their colorful new arrangements the next morning. Gifts from
the watercolor gods!
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The medium has an ability to constantly
surprise and engage me and therefore I continue to enjoy the
creative process painting by painting. This collection of paintings
includes some of my demos from my workshops, some plein-aire
paintings and works that originate from my walks with my young twin
boys.
I try to translate awe and wonder with
my ability to see compositions around me- the things most people
pass over as they make their way through the world, in search of
something bigger and more important.
I try to remain open to the beauty that surrounds us in urban
landscapes as well as the natural world. I hope you enjoy seeing the
world through my eyes.
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