artbyvinita's Profile

Bio

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Hello! So what do you want to know about me?
Read on and also see my website at www.artbyvinita.com
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WHERE I LIVE
I live in beautiful southern Oregon with my husband, two children and yellow lab, Tessie. We live in a historic farm house on 50 acres, our own little piece of paradise!

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WHY I PAINT
As a painter, my goal is to express the joy, romance and passion of everyday life. In my paintings I like to capture common moments; doing farm chores, sharing coffee, going window shopping. There is something gorgeous about the sun setting on a field of cattle. Some of the most beautiful people I know spend their days in rubber boots and Carhartt jackets. There is a romance to our daily events that is often overlooked.

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WHY WATERCOLOR
I absolutely love the medium of watercolor. There is an immediacy and directness to it that suits my personality. I want my paintings to feel as fresh as a freshly picked raspberry. I believe watercolor is the ideal medium for expressing the Oregon environment with it’s ever-changing beauty.

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HOW DO I PAINT
As far as technique, I set my standards pretty high. That doesn’t mean I’m near painting perfection, it means I throw away a lot of paintings! There is a price to pay for a fresh looking painting; a high mortality rate. During a workshop I took from Frank Webb he said, “Watercolors always start out beautiful, but we slowly kill the beauty. Oftentimes painters cease being painters and turn into morticians.” It’s true that the life of a watercolor is a very fragile thing!

To maintain the immediacy that I’m after, I work in three major steps. The first being a wash that transitions in color, value and temperature with so sign of a brush stroke. The second phase establishes the mid-tones and has to integrate color and subject. This is by far the most difficult step and is often where failure comes. The final stage is my favorite. I use calligraphic brush strokes with dark or bright colors. One artist labels this the “jewelry” stage. Using brush strokes is one way to personalize a piece. The more I paint, the more I appreciate seeing the hand of an artist in a painting.

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MY GOALS
With every painting, I strive for more simplicity and abstraction. I want to portray as much as possible in as few brush strokes as possible. The result is a painting that engages the viewer. I’ve done my job when someone experiences a personal connection with a painting.

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ACHIEVEMENTS
--My paintings have been exhibited in galleries, juried shows and solo shows for the past 4 years.
--I was given the Watercolor Society of Oregon Achievement Award for a painting, “Get Your Boots On” in April 2008.
--I have been fortunate to have studied with best of the best including Alvaro Castagnet, David Taylor and Frank Webb.
--I am a signature member of the Watercolor Society of Oregon.
--I’m also a successful watercolor instructor, conducting about six workshops per year throughout the Pacific Northwest.

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ETSY TEAMS
Watercolor Works--search tag wweteam for more amazing watercolor art from remarkable watercolor artists here on Etsy.

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Wow, you read all of it! To learn more see www.artbyvinita.com

Have a great day!
Vinita

Female, Born on November 20

Favorite Materials

Watercolors, acrylics, mixed media, ink, collage, sewing, crochet, various crafts