I love to paint with watercolors. My journey began about 18 months ago. I signed up for a 3 day watercolor workshop with the very successful watercolor artist Carol Carter of St. Louis. Having never worked with watercolors, I thought I might learn how to begin to use them in the 3 days. Little did I know the room would be full of accomplished artists! Yikes, did I feel out of place! Sitting behind me was Amy Woods Szymczyk of St. Louis who paints beautiful watercolor florals. Check out her work at http://AmyWoodsWatercolors.com
Carrie Waller was at the table behind me as well, she just won first prize in Daniel Smith's 11th annual competition! http://carriewallerfineart.com
THIS, folks, was my painting that I did in the workshop. If you are familiar with Amy or Carrie"s work you can just imagine how uncomfortable I was.
I certainly felt like I was running against the wind!
BUT, despite my feelings of inadequacy, it was a great workshop and was the beginning of a new chapter in my life. I have enjoyed many many hours of painting and studying on my own since then.
This is one of my recent paintings. "Against the Wind" I took photos at the sailboat marina near my home in Southern Illinois and have painted many birds from those photos. This little guy was really hunkered down against the wind, and his tail feathers were blowing around. Sweet, soft grays against a soft aqua background makes this painting very calming. It is a favorite of mine, a little looser than some of my watercolors, but not as loose as I am striving for. He is available for purchase in my Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/listing/162122609/watercolor-painting-bird-art-seagull
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I offer Giclee quality prints in 5 x 7 and 8 x 10 in my shop as well.
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