Love this! Thank you! Born in Boscobel, Wisconsin then moved to Tucson, Arizona as a child, lived in the west for 35 years and then moved to Quebec, Canada in 1988. The north never left my soul and the seasonal changes inspire all my art. Seems like our birthplace informs art more than we realize.
Besides Andy's mastery of the tricky medium of watercolour, it's possibly his compositions that are most impressive, they're just so damn, flipping, infuriatingly, consistently elegant. When you considered them, it all seems so obvious and simple, oh yes, big trees in foreground there, something offset in the background over yonder, maybe some not cliched birds, furrows in the earth leading us in etc; how difficult can that be? Turns out, really bloody difficult and (not) surprisingly a very difficult skill to learn.
Having lived in Indiana all my life, I believe watercolor most right for depicting the midwest rural life. Yet, not just any artist can simply pull up and paint it. Artist like Andy know the true emotions that folks in rural midwest feel. The usual design compositions, receding prospectives,, overvalued skylines and such does not cut it. To capture the feeling , you must know the feeling. I'm currently doing an oil 40' by 26' iced over lake at sunset with a couple lonely skaters in the far back ground. I found it extremely difficult to capture the emotions I'm looking for in such a large minimalist painting that 3/4 is this huge lake of ice. It is finally starting to show a lot of promise. I couldn't imagine trying to do it in water color.There seems so much layerings involved to get the ice believable while still creating the strong emotions.and staying minimal.
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Enjoyed this video, it's always a treat to peek into the genius of Andy Evansen, a true giant of watercolor. Thank you.
Couldn't agree more!
Love this! Thank you! Born in Boscobel, Wisconsin then moved to Tucson, Arizona as a child, lived in the west for 35 years and then moved to Quebec, Canada in 1988. The north never left my soul and the seasonal changes inspire all my art. Seems like our birthplace informs art more than we realize.
You are so welcome! So glad you enjoyed it.
That scene of the snowy country road could be right here in the San Luis Valley of Colorado.
Besides Andy's mastery of the tricky medium of watercolour, it's possibly his compositions that are most impressive, they're just so damn, flipping, infuriatingly, consistently elegant. When you considered them, it all seems so obvious and simple, oh yes, big trees in foreground there, something offset in the background over yonder, maybe some not cliched birds, furrows in the earth leading us in etc; how difficult can that be?
Turns out, really bloody difficult and (not) surprisingly a very difficult skill to learn.
Andy truly is the master of watercolor! Love the color and emotions he brings.
Having lived in Indiana all my life, I believe watercolor most right for depicting the midwest rural life. Yet, not just any artist can simply pull up and paint it. Artist like Andy know the true emotions that folks in rural midwest feel. The usual design compositions, receding prospectives,, overvalued skylines and such does not cut it. To capture the feeling , you must know the feeling.
I'm currently doing an oil 40' by 26' iced over lake at sunset with a couple lonely skaters in the far back ground. I found it extremely difficult to capture the emotions I'm looking for in such a large minimalist painting that 3/4 is this huge lake of ice. It is finally starting to show a lot of promise. I couldn't imagine trying to do it in water color.There seems so much layerings involved to get the ice believable while still creating the strong emotions.and staying minimal.
Great interview! Love this channel- excited to watch more
Nice interview! Love Andy’s work!
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