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| © Robin Edmundson, 'Late Summer Field, Greene County', watercolor, 10 x 14 inches |
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Artist Statement
Watercolor embodies the contradictions of a rural life well lived: planning and letting go. We plan and work hard, and then see what happens. And then make something beautiful out of it. There are so many beautiful things right in front of us. Everyday things. I try really hard to record the regular, everyday places and happenings of rural life in a way to celebrate those places, tasks and the people who do them. I hope you find a way to step into every scene and participate in every activity. And that you find some place to rest in each piece. Welcome home.Things I Constantly Remind Myself When I Paint- in no particular order
- Talent has nothing to do with it. Persistence has everything to do with it.
- Paint a lot. Paint bad stuff. Paint good stuff. Just paint.
- Don't fiddle. Let it dry. Do a second layer after it's dry if you need to.
- Put as much HOME as possible into every painting.
- You're not painting the THING. You're painting how the LIGHT hits the thing.
- Composition is more important than technique.
- It's about the LIGHT. Don't worry about the other stuff.
- Layers are good. Go to lunch. Let it dry. Look at it again and put on another layer.
- Change of plane = change of color.
- Distance is good. Put distance in every painting.
- Distance is good. Step back and look at your painting from 10 ft away.
- Paint standing so you can step back easily and look at things from distance.
- Do the art. Don't judge the art.
- You love the art, right? Let the art love you.
Awesome Art Information
I've been collecting information and resources and I'll put my favorites here. I hope you find something really helpful to you here.- Painting for the Bin: Tips from Jean Haines
- Jane Blundell's blog: http://www.janeblundellart.com/
- Liz Steel's blog: http://www.lizsteel.com/ Great sketching info - Line, Shape, Volume.
- Handprint [All sorts of info on paints]: http://www.handprint.com/HP/WCL/water.html
- craftsy.com: Tons of great classes of all kinds
- Art business coaching: http://www.artbizblog.com/
My favorite paints:
- Winsor & Newton: http://www.winsornewton.com/assets/Leaflets/awcenglish.pdf
- Mission by Mijello: http://www.in2art.com/mijello%20brochure%202013.pdf
- Daniel Smith: http://www.danielsmith.com/docs_pdf/Ref2012_WCChart.pdf
- DaVinci: https://www.davincipaints.com/sites/default/files/2012-Da-Vinci-Paint-Catalog_0.pdf
Great places to get art supplies without breaking the bank
Some of my favorite books on watercolor and composition: [Takes a minute to load]
More Creative Stuff:
Click here for posts that tell our stories.
Click here for some redneck rural poetry.
Want to see more of my stuff on creativity? Click here to read my Creativity Exercise posts.
Click here for my posts describing my finished projects and patterns.
