I have dabbled with watercolor for a long
time, especially liking the richness of gouache. When I began teaching
high school art I wanted to introduce my students to watercolors, and brought
in Roberta Rogers as a guest speaker. Teaching "10 different techniques"
for a couple of semesters expanded my skills with watercolor, and I developed
a passion for this medium. I think it is the alchemistry of watercolor
that I love; mixing water and dried paint, salt crystals, masks, washes
and layers.
Finding the 6" x 12" format, a painting I could sink into during the length of a prep hour, or a stolen part of a Sat. morning, a shape that hinted of movement, time passing, landscapes, helped stir me as a painter. This whole series of paintings, which is still ongoing, comes out of the desire to express a specific idea, emtion, situation that I am experiencing at that moment.
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