Peggy Brown
"I paint for myself, for the challenge and
joy of it; but knowing visual art must be seen to be heard, my greatest
satisfaction comes when you concur with my feelings. Then you too become a part
of my marks on paper - and I always leave room for you.
My medium is watercolor. I like to emphasize the "water" part of the word and
paint very wet which will allow the paint to assert its own special personality.
I let the medium tell me how to bring each start to a conclusion I find
pleasing.
I always work with transparent watercolor. However at time I incorporate graphite, water-soluble color pencils, and pastels. Most of my paintings are presented upon layers of paper. Recently I have begun translating my paintings into art quilts. Just as I create a collage of papers in my more abstract works, I design and create a collage of fabrics and papers. The fabrics are hand painted, hand stitched and the finished piece can be framed or left to hang free upon a wall.
The painting process is pretty much the same for paintings on paper or paintings on fabric. First I wet the ground (paper or fabric) and start laying down color. Keeping the paper or fabric flat upon a board I let the pigments and media mingle and follow their personal paths as they dry. This process is repeated several times.
After all is dry I look into each beginning and let the marks on paper or fabric inspire me. This is when I get to assert myself and bring the image to completion by combining several pieces of paper or fabric and by drawing over the watercolor if working on paper, or by stitching if by working in fiber.
I try to express images that are on, above and below the surface of the painting. I hope I invite the viewer to follow as I work and see the painting process from tentative beginnings to the final touch. Some of the beginnings become non-objective abstracts. Some become landscapes or still life. All are collaborations between watercolor-the medium; and myself-the artist.
I think we both enjoy ourselves."
Peggy Brown
"Rhythm II" Watercolor/Mixed media 19X26
"Rhythm III" Watercolor/Mixed media 19X26
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