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Art News – Watercolor – Architect Frederick Fisher Watercolor Exhibiton

Watercolor news - Architect Frederick Fisher Exhibition

April 24 – May 22, 2010

6018 Wilshire Buolevard, Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, CA.- Edward Cella Art + Architecture (ECAA) opened the Gallery’s inaugural solo exhibition by renowned contemporary West-coast architect Frederick Fisher (principal, Frederick Fisher and Partners of Los Angeles). Entitled Frederick Fisher: Thinking by Hand, this exhibition of new and recent watercolors explores the form making process and composition strategies Fisher employs when envisioning and creating proposals for a wide variety of potential architectural commissions. Surprisingly, this is Fisher’s first solo exhibition in Los Angeles and is the gallery’s first solo exhibition for an architect. His jewel-like watercolors are on view through May 22, 2010…………………read more from Art Knowledge News

Edward Cella + Architecture

Daily watercolor painting – Landascape #6

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Daily Watercolor - Landscape #6

This watercolor painting was done in 11 x 14 cold press watercolor paper.  Layering technique was used by first drawing the outline in pencil.  Layers of light diluted watercolor was added to the previous layer after each one is dried.  A very loose and fast technique is used as well as a large brush to maintain the wetness of the paper and the area of each layer.  Basically a wet in wet technique is used.  Finally a small brush is used to paint in the watercolor detail.  After the painting is dry, paint is splatter in using a tooth brush.  Color is also taken out using a wet tissue on various area of the sky, mountain and water.

Daily Watercolor Painting – Loose Pear Study

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Daily Watercolor - Loose Pear Study

Finished a 7 x 9 inches study of six pears in a group and wanted to try out the free and loose technique unique in watercolor painting.  Sketch was done of the six pears on a cold press watercolor paper and big brush was used to layer in the background and pear color.  It was done loosely and out of the sketch of the pears as you can see in the middle and lower part of the background.  Orange color shows mixed with the background although the out line of the pear was always keep in mind as the first initial wash was done.  Then after the first wash is dried to touch using a hair dryer, a second and third wash is applied and finally the pear take shape and the shadow and the stem was patinted quickly at various stages of dryness.  It was fun and I have to work quickly to be free and loose.  Next time I think I should have diluted the paint more with water and apply more layers until I get to the final stage.

Abstract Watercolor – Cool Memory

Abstract Watercolor - Cool Memory

This watercolor abstract was done on a small sheet of cold press watercolor paper.  Red and blue was used in contrast with other colors to excite the visual aspect of the viewer.  I named this watercolor abstract Cool Memory.  Layers of watercolor pigment was applied with a large brush using wet in wet technique.  Tissue was used to bolt out some color in the background to give it an interesting texture.  Layers of color also added when previous layer has dried.  A rigger paint brush was used for different lines and at the end, salt effet was used on the still wet areas.

Watercolor News – Highlights from the permanent collection – D’Amour Museum of Fine Art – Spingfield Museums

Watercolor News - Winslow Homer’s painting - The New Novel

Watercolor Highlights from the Permanent Collection

October 29th, 2009 through October 24th, 2010

Starr Watercolor Gallery, First Floor

Michele & Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts

The D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts began collecting watercolor paintings and works on paper in the early 1930s when it first opened to the public. Because watercolors are subject to fading when exposed to light for extended periods, the paintings in the exhibition are shown only rarely.

Winslow Homer’s important painting The New Novel is among the most well-known works in the museum’s collection. Long respected for his oil paintings, Homer’s interest in watercolor emerged in the early 1870s. The painting was shown by the artist in the 1877 annual exhibition of the American Watercolor Society and marked the beginning of his mature style. His early watercolors depict America’s rural life as well as the seaside. The New Novel documents the artist’s preoccupation with a young woman thought to have been linked to an unrequited love affair……………… read more from D’Amour Museum of Fine Art

Watercolor Paintng Daily – “Pear to Pear” Still Life

Watercolor Painting - Pear to pear 7x10 inches

This is the final finished painting or study of pointellism using cotton swab.   It teaches me the mixing of color visually when all the colors are placed side by side to each other.  Watercolor straight from the tube is used and is only diluted by water.  I found that using previouse hardened color on the palette is better for this techinque.  It gives me a better control of how much color to apply.  The hardened watercolor color is first got several spray mist of clean water from a small water spray bottle in order to soften it a bit.  Most of the color I use in this study is from Windsor and Newton Artist watercolour.   There is a wealth of information about watercolour pigments on their site.


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Art News Watercolor – Current Nordic Watercolour Museum exhibit – Elina Merenmies

Elina Merenmies - Portrait of a Sister, 2006 - Ink on handmade paper, 45 x 38 cm

nordiska akvarellmuseet

Södra hamnen 6

471 32 Skärhamn, Sweden

The Nordic Watercolour Museum presents an exhibition of the work of Elina Merenmies  – Mar 21 – May 2, 2010

– one of Finland’s leading contemporary artists – and her dark but fascinating world. In a strange but characteristic way the art of Elina Merenmies follows in the footsteps of figurative tradition. She sketches with Indian or regular ink on paper and paints in oil and tempera on canvas and board. At times she chooses to combine acrylic and oils. The size of her works ranges from small drawings to gigantic paintings. She has been represented in the collections of the Nordic Watercolour Museum for many years and has participated in several of the museum’s collective exhibitions.  …………………..Read More from Nordic Watercolour Museum.

Elina Merenmies – An artist of surprises – Galerie Anhava

Elina Merenmies is a painter of fantastical visions whose art defies categorization. Following its own logic, her oeuvre moves in the border zones of expressionism, surrealism and raw art. At times she paints with a combination of tempera and oil, at times she makes ink washes, and sometimes it is time for acrylic painting.

Extract from an interview which was publishedin Kiasma magazine no 33 – 2006 vol 9.

Introducing this year’s Ars Fennica candidates

Elina Merenmies is one of the four candidates for the Ars Fennica award, Finland’s foremost distiction in the visual arts. The winner of the 2007 Ars Fennica award will be chosen in January by Glenn Scott Wright from Victoria Miro Gallery.

Artists Elina Brotherus (EB), Markus Kåhre (MK), Elina Merenmies (EM) and Anna Tuori (AT) have replied to frequently asked questions about creating art.

What does being an artist mean to you?
EM: In financial terms, and in terms of health, the pace of work and many other things, a commitment to art means giving up a certain amount of comfort, humane working hours and often even making allowances in terms of occupational safety. On the whole, however, being an artist means enjoying one’s work.

Where do you get the ideas for your works?
EM: From enthusiasm. It has very little to do with inspiration, but enthusiasm and my faith in what I do remain constant. I take a great interest in the reality of people in this world, and on the other hand I have a lot of visions that are connected with it or to some specific part of it.

How do you work?
EM: Like crazy, ha ha. I do try to work in a way that allows me to retain a strong feeling that I am also living my life. That I have the ability to live my life. That includes being able to enjoy what I do, coffee breaks, the sound of the rain, for instance, and everything that an artist’s work is. In other words, I live when I work.

What is the significance of the technique you use?
EM: It has great significance. I use a number of different techniques. The use of a specific paint, material, binding agent or colour is a very tangible thing. The way the material spreads, or some other particular characteristic that affects the coincidental movement in the picture is crucial. Especially in tempera paintings, an organic feel is essential.

………………. Read More from Galerie Anhava on Elina Merenmies.

Watercolor Painting – Pear to pear – still life

Watercolor Painting - Pear to pear

Watercolor Painting - Pear to pear

Shadows was added onto the watercolor painting by using cotton swabs for a study of pointellism.  This is lots of fun and I use four different watercolor blues and I wish I have more different blues for this study.  Windsor and Newton artist watercolour was choosen and used becasue of it billiancy and consistency.


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