Because Art Matters

In my last blog post, I talked about the watercolor painting I was trying to complete to enter into a juried exhibition and I showed the work in progress.  I worked feverishly to complete this in time to make the 11:59 p.m. PST deadline yesterday.  I felt like it had a million trees!  I finished the painting at 11:40 last night and entered the show with it and two other pieces immediately thereafter.  Made it!  But this American Women Artists exhibition at the Booth Museum is only accepting top-notch work and I don't feel as though this one qualifies.  But nothing ventured, nothing gained!

Some people paint loosely in watercolor, or perhaps I should say with a less-detailed quality, and yet they can achieve very realistic paintings.  I don't seem able to do that, and I work (some would say overwork) building up layers of paint and include many details.  It's in my genes!  I am not able to work less anal-ly except on location or, in oil, when I paint with palette knives.  And even then, I strive for realism.  So there was no broad-brushing all these trees for me!

After a several year hiatus, I am very happy to be back to painting again.  And happy to be blogging again!  And teaching again!  I will be sending out information about the teaching in the near future.

Happy painting!

Pat