The Italian Way

 

watercolors from my sketchbook in Tuscany May 2008

 

 

 

 

Italy May 2008

 

 

 

 

what is wrong with the artworld today

see the article below from today's NY times which explains how investors are using the art market in ways that undermine museums and serious collectors. The art market has always been based in 19th century traditions of trust. Obviously that is now over.


http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/07/arts/design/07coll.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

New painting

 

I wanted to move away from traditional watercolor paper and found this beautiful handmade paper. I used the back, which has no sizing, so it absorbed a ridiculous amount of paint. Since I was moving away from some of the constraints of traditional watercolor technique, I added white and black which really made it pop.

detail

 

Winslow Homer watercolors

I wish I could have seen the exhibit of Winslow Homer watercolors at the Art Institute of Chicago through May 11th. However, their web site has an in depth look at Winslow Homer's watercolor technique and countless interesting details. I have added it to my list of fave sites on the right or you can cut and paste:

www.artic.edu/aic/research/homer