The Pacific Northwest is my home. From Oregon originally, I moved to Washington State in 1988, and then to Camano Island, Washington in 2004. We live a casual lifestyle and enjoy the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest. The subtle colors and sudden changes in light and atmosphere makes painting in a representational style challenging.
Originally from the Northwest, I have had the opportunity to work with some wonderful artists. I have been exposed to most art mediums, but took a serious interest in watercolors after discovering Northwest Artist, Charles Mulvey, in the mid seventies. Mulvey, was from the small coastal town of Seaview, Washington. He was a known and collected Northwest Watercolor artist and sparked the talents of some of your most well known and collected artists. He taught his representational style and willingly shared his entire bag of tricks and techniques. Since those first lessons, I have worked with other artists and developed my own style. I enjoy traveling throughout the Pacific Northwest and gather ideas and inspiration for new paintings, with every outing. The unpredictability of watercolors makes painting a challenge. Painting life, light, atmosphere, and the energy outside my door is my chosen occupation... having someone else view, recognize, and appreciate the outcome, is just pure fun!
I've also been working small Acrylic paintings. Acrylics have the opposite application sequence of watercolor, you paint dark to light, finishing with the highlights. Nice thing about this medium is that it stays where you put it!
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