Splash
The Best of Watercolor
The Splash series showcases the finest watercolor paintings being created today. A new book in the series is published every other year by North Light Books (an imprint of F+W Media) and features nearly 140 paintings by a wide variety of artists from around the world, each with instructive information about how it was achieved — including inspiration, tips and techniques.
Gayle Weisfield’s painting “Oak Stand” will be featured in Splash 11: “New Directions” due out in June 2010. This is the narrative excerpt included with Gayle’s work in the upcoming book;
Seeing beyond the subject.
“Oak Stand” painted from my studio window uses stark contrasts filled with rich darks and textures to create maximum impact. A transparent wash of a primary triad is splashed, then rocked onto a saturated stretched paper, mixing to a luminous atmospheric glow producing interesting whites and color harmony. This becomes the “Haw” of my painting. A Kahuna taught me this Hawaiian word meaning the “breath of life”. Discovering this “new direction” helps me see beyond my subjects and find the emotional connection that makes my painting speak. My “haw” is the moment when skill, inspiration, and emotion come together as art. This is a magical experience where time stops and the painting is driven solely by the clear understanding of subject, craft, and creativity, Fabulous!
Splash 11, “New Directions”
by Northlight books will be available in June 2010
Artists included in Splash 11:
| Neil Adamson Dennis Albetski Frances Ashley Jewel Baldwin Karen Benco Robin Berry Susan Biros-Dawes Alexander Bostic Carol Brody J. Henderer Burns Anna Carlton Kay Carnie Cheryl Chalmers Rachel Collins Kathleen Conover Jaimie Cordero Marilynn Derwenskus Missie Dickens Henry Dixon Linda Dobbs Janet Mach Dutton Linda Erfle Paula Fiebich Pat Fiorello Mariska Folks Nancy Fortunato Ellen Fountain Barbara Fox Tom Francesconi Kristine Fretheim Kathy Gagnon Kathie George Marjorie Glick Nancy Grigsby Juanita Hagberg Susan Harper Scott Hartley |
Ted Head Tom Heflin Suzanne Hetzel Robert Highsmith Terri Hill Lynn Hosegood Anne Hudec Peggie Hunnicutt Bill James John James Russell Jewell Bev Jozwiak Elisa Khachian Ong KimSeng Elizabeth Kincaid Jaya King Andrew Kish Nellie Kress Valerie Larsen David Lee Roland Lee Carol Lemieux Judy LewLoose Fealing Lin Tom Linden Kathleen Maling Renate Martin Antonio Masi Laurin McCracken Mark E. Mehaffey Robert Lee Mejer Judy Metcalfe David Milton Judy Morris Vicki Nelson Robert J. O’Brien Frances B. O’Callaghan |
Sandy O’Connor Edmond Oliveros Catherine O’Neill Heidi Parrinello Pam Patton Jacky Lang Pearson Sandrine Pelissier Jim Petty Robin Purcell Robert Reynolds Irena Roman Linda Rosen-Dupuis Charles Sharpe Charles Sluga Paul St. Denis Pam Stanley David L. Stickel Susan M. Stuller Brenda Swenson Keiko Tanabe Vivian Thierfelder James Toogood Dani Tupper Dannica Walker Soon Y. Warren Pat Weaver Gayle Weisfield Steve Wilda Leslie Wilson Donna Jill Witty Monique Wolfe Cheryl Wooten Christopher Wynn Al Zerries Tianya Zhou Diane Ziemski Floy Zittin |
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