| Where does one start
when one wants to paint? I love it all; the land, the sea,
the sky, the people and the animals. It all seems so overwhelming.
So, after much soul-searching, and after painting everything in many styles
and in many media, I settled on seascapes as my subject, with oil as my
media. I took lessons from and read books on contemporary and old-master
ocean painters. The water, it turns out, is one of the most difficult
subjects to paint. So I practiced. I studied the waves.
I spent week- ends sitting on the beach watching
"I love it all; the land, the sea, the sky, the
people and the animals"
the waves roll in (tough work!). After five years painting the
ocean (and discarding most of my endeavors) I finally 'hit' it. The
water was wet! The waves moved! The spray hit me in the face!
Then for the next ten years the sea was my only subject. I painted
her in all her moods and I gained a measure of success and recognition
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I also am an avid gardener.
I have a variety of types of flowers in my home garden. It seemed
a natural thing to paint them. Since the blossoms are delicate and
nearly translucent (in some cases),
"So you see, my art has 'come full circle'"
watercolor seemed to be the best way to express that quality.
So I taught myself how to paint flowers in watercolor. I now have
over 100 paintings of my garden blooms.
In 2000 I got excited about pastel and gouache.
What better way to branch out than to try a new media or two and do landscapes,
people, animals, and man-made subjects with this new (old) technique.
So you see, my art has "come full circle".
Now, painting the sea in oil and whatever else I do in other media, is
a long held dream come true.
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