Lois Olsen
Watercolor
ARTIST STATEMENT:
I have always enjoyed making art in any medium and in a wide range of styles. Sharing thoughts in paintings and drawings is often easier for me than explaining with words.
I have a sense of excitement when I first see the subject of a painting, and after doing a small light and dark sketch of the composition I work very rapidly to capture that first emotional response. I seek color and a sense of rhythm and movement in my paintings.
My style changes somewhat with each medium. Acrylic, with its variety of colors and mediums for surface textures, lends itself to the abstract, watercolor, wet on wet paper allows lots of beautiful surprises at the start of a painting, and I try to only control it where it is important. Pastel gives me the most control to say exactly what I want to say and even here I use a free and loose application of color to start my paintings. Painting in oil gives a subtle, lush color changes, its blending properties bring unity to a piece. Sculpting is surprisingly like painting, only in full dimension and I seek the same feeling of rhythm and movement.
Art, for me, it is a beautiful way to tell a story and each medium allows a particular interpretation, although the subject may be the same.
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