Watercolors

Working in highly pigmented metallic watercolors, these landscapes are painted with onto sheets of paper that I have previously prepared with a coat of gesso to create an undulating relief. The metallic sheen of the particles floating in the watercolors accentuates the rippled paper and causes the light to fluctuate.

This series grew out of my experiments with hammered copper, and these metallic watercolors are in direct dialogue with the luminosity of the hammered copper landscapes.

In the tradition of Romantic landscape painting, these works conjure atmospheric effects where light and sky meet land and sea.