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"When I sit down to create a watercolor painting I focus on three things to help me succeed in my goal of transcending the medium.  I try to focus on composition, color and subject matter. Because of this when people walk into my studio they frequently look at my work and say “That’s a Watercolor Painting?”
I have spent as much as two years on one watercolor. Most people don’t realize there are many techniques for how to paint watercolors. There’s Wet on Wet, Dry Brush, Diluting just to name a few. Much like the late Andrew Wyeth, one of my greatest influences who I had the honor to meet, I try to mix techniques to create the most realism possible. Wet on Wet becomes great for water, snow and sky while Dry Brush will bring to life a pot or a sidewalk. I’ve always loved Wyeth’s ability to create watercolor paintings that ran the full spectrum from washy sketches to intense masterpieces due to his combination of techniques (specializing in Dry Brush).
I also love the work of Albrecht Durer who used the watercolors as an extension of the original drawing. These can best be seen in his paintings A Young Hare,  A Crab and The Tuft of Grass. Each one of my Watercolor Paintings starts as a drawing and like Durer I make the watercolor become an extension of that drawing" ~ Nick

Commissioned by

Lehigh University Alumni

Association

Commissioned by

PNC Bank Delaware

2006 Holiday Print

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Philadelphia Sketch Club  Show

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