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WELCOME TO SCHUETTER STUDIO CONTEMPORARY REALISM in WATERCOLOR
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Watercolors in Behind the Artwork; methods and a little madness Interesting...Useful...
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I choose to work in transparent watercolor, a decidedly
non-traditional medium for such large and complex compositions, and share
this “genre” with few other artists. Most who work on such a large scale
simplify their subject matter, or use another medium. I feel that by using
watercolor, I have control of all stages of translucency, from light and
airy color to fully intense color. Watercolor allows me to render bright,
shiny highlights and deep shadows without layers of paint that might
intrude upon the flatness of the paper surface and be distracting. Indeed,
the paper itself becomes the brightest white highlights, because I never use
white paint—it’s too opaque. Color placement, contrast between light and
dark, and my attention to the “edges” of the objects make the key pieces of
the still life stand out and demand attention.
I am very pleased that the beautiful French magazine
L'Art de L'Aquarelle featured a 6-page article on my work in the June, 2010
issue (no. 5). I will be glad to email you a translation if you are
interested! They have recently published a "best of" book of 24
artists they have featured in the magazine. I am very pleased to be one of
those artists. Ordering information is at
http://www.megastargroupe.fr/thebook/thebook_ja.html
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