I took watercolour lessons when I was in high school. It was more of a social thing as a couple of my friends went too. We would get out of class and one of our moms would drive
us out for our watercolour lessons with this lovely artist who made a living painting portrait commissions and Rockwell-in-Canada-esque hockey scenes, and teaching painting skills to kids.
I struggled with realism but really loved the properties of watercolour paint... the way you can layer translucent colours over each other, the texture it volunteers as it dries, and the way that it FLOWED.
Fast forward to a failed attempt at Art School, where watercolour was snobbily dismissed as more of a 'craft.' So I attempted acrylics without much luck, and latched pretty hard onto photography- eventually dropping out of Art School to attend a more intensive, technical photography-focused program.
Now, here I am, dabbling in watercolours again. Now I no longer have snobby people telling me how to paint. Now I'm just painting. And it feels great!
I have lots of paintings and thoughts to share with you here, and I hope you like them! This one is one of the first ones that flowed out when I started painting again last summer.
I certainly wouldn't call it "Fine Art" but it's fun and playful and people seem to like this style lately. What do you think? Do you like to paint? What is your favourite type of paint? Let me know in the comments! I always love meeting other artists!
