January 2012
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“I used to really dislike the tedious nature of animation. It takes hours and...”
– - Carol Wyatt. Something I take away from this quote by Wyatt is that we should learn to embrace the hard parts of our work. If something is difficult that is typically the area to make something great. Those that are willing to deal with the difficult parts of work are usually the ones that stand...
Jan 24th
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Jan 24th
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Jan 11th
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Jan 6th
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“Art is man’s expression of his joy in labor.”
–  Henry A. Kissinger.
Jan 5th
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Jan 2nd
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December 2011
8 posts
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Dec 23rd
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Dec 22nd
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Dec 19th
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Dec 13th
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Tell a friend.
Favor: Tell a friend about The Watercolor Gallery. Surely you know someone that loves watercolor as much as you do. Give the gift of inspiration.
Dec 10th
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“Art is the imposing of a pattern on experience, and our aesthetic enjoyment is...”
–  Alfred North Whitehead.
Dec 6th
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Dec 2nd
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Dec 2nd
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November 2011
29 posts
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“I concentrate on serious portraits expressing my subject’s character, their life...”
– Z.L. Feng.
Nov 29th
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Nov 28th
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Nov 28th
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“Artists paint not for their own enjoyment but to share their vision with others.”
–  John Kurtz.
Nov 27th
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“Art is much less important than life, but what a poor life without it.”
–  Robert Motherwell.
Nov 24th
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Nov 22nd
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“If design isn’t profitable, then it’s art.”
–  Henrik Fiskar.
Nov 22nd
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Nov 21st
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“In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can inspire.”
–  Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nov 20th
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“Art is anything you can get away with.”
–  Andy Warhol.
Nov 20th
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Nov 18th
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“You can’t rush art.”
–  @DisneyPixar.
Nov 18th
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“You will lose and lose. Don’t stop. One day you will win.”
– Gregory Siff.
Nov 18th
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Nov 18th
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“I see myself more as a communicator than an artist. My purpose is to visually...”
– Goni Montes in Decatur, Georgia.
Nov 17th
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Nov 17th
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Nov 14th
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Nov 14th
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Nov 14th
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Nov 11th
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Nov 7th
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Nov 4th
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“To me, that’s one of the things that I love about doing this stuff. One...”
– Bill Sienkiewicz.
Nov 3rd
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“Watercolor is a swim in the metaphysics of life… a mirror of one’s...”
– Unknown.
Nov 2nd
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“When in doubt, leave it white. ”
– Gene Allen.
Nov 1st
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“My paintings take one or two weeks. I never feel like they’re working. I...”
– Peggy Macnamara - The only artist in residence at The Field Museum in Chicago. Listen to her full interview on WBEZ91.5.
Nov 1st
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Nov 1st
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“What a splendid thing watercolor is to express atmosphere and distance, so that...”
– Vincent van Gogh.
Nov 1st
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Nov 1st
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October 2011
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Oct 31st
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“I like watercolor for the very reasons that a lot of other artists eschew it:...”
– Keinyo White in The Washington Post. Don’t miss the interview with Keinyo White right here on The Watercolor Gallery.
Oct 31st
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Oct 30th
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Oct 27th
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Back from Ireland
I’m back from a beautiful two-week vacation in Ireland. If you’ve never been to Ireland I highly recommend seeing both its cities and rural areas. A gorgeous country. I received quite a number of submissions to the gallery while I was gone. You can expect regular features to begin within the next few days.
Oct 24th
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Oct 11th
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Oct 7th
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