It’s usually a good idea for a painter to figure out the story they want to tell before picking up a brush! Sargent said, “Watercolor is making the best of an emergency!”, meaning that the water, paint and gravity frequently have a will of their own, so in most cases painters would do well to have their intent for the painting clearly understood before picking up the brush and applying the first paint passage. Watercolor painting is both a thinking exercise and a technical exercise of mixing and applying paint. Approaching a painting loosely and colorfully encourages sharing ideas, feelings and emotions one has for a subject in highly personal and expressive ways, i.e., one’s personal expression. Painting loosely and colorfully opens the doors and frees painters to tell their stories about almost every possible subject. Strong and memorable paintings often tell stories, suggest ideas, or convey feelings or emotions. The painting explores the colorful change in emotions and feelings of the subject through the use of last light and a loose, colorful approach. 1”, is an original watercolor 15” X11”, one of a series, on 300-pound Kilimanjaro cold press paper using American Journey and Davinci paints. Loose paintings never appear labored or overworked, and details are often minimized or ignored.
Painting “loosely” is really just about paintings which appear spontaneous and look like they were fun to create. Edgar Degas said, “Art is not what you see, but what you make others see!” Instead, I suggest painting what your heart feels about a subject. What does that mean? For one thing, it means forgetting most of the more conventional watercolor “rules” about painting realistically what one’s eyes see. I approach painting and teaching watercolor by urging students to strive to paint “loosely and colorfully”. A quick answer is “Paint 100 paintings and your style will find you! You won’t have to worry about finding it!” In other words, put mileage on your brushes, and practice, practice, practice! But there are some ways to approach painting which make it easier and enjoyable to find your own personal expression. As a watercolor painter, teacher and workshop leader, I’m used to hearing students ask, “How can I find my painting style? How can I find my own personal expression?” It’s an important question for every serious painter. I’m a retired architect and past Head of the School of Architecture, Oklahoma State University. I’m also a member of the Boerne Art League and the Guadalupe Watercolor Group. I am fortunate to be a signature member of the Baltimore Watercolor Society, Pennsylvania Watercolor Society and the Philadelphia Watercolor Society. Color and light figure strongly in all of my work. I am concerned with telling stories in paint which share a personal and expressive idea, emotion or feeling about my subjects. I paint and teach a variety of watercolor subjects, but especially enjoy painting landscapes and town/urban scapes. I live in Boerne, Texas and paint in the Texas Hill Country, as well as from my global travels. My name is Virgil Carter, and I’m a watercolor painter, teacher, workshop leader and Internet commentator.
If he did, he would cease to be an artist.”
“No great artist ever sees things as they really are.
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