I love watercolor as much as I love oil painting, but for very different reasons. Over the years, I have been drawn to impressionistic watercolor landscapes, with their loose style and fresh feel. However, unlike oil paint, watercolor is very unforgiving of mistakes. With watercolor, one has to have a plan and know the next step to take while working quickly, as drying times matter for different techniques. If I make a mistake with the wrong value or color, it is usually not salvageable and it’s back to the drawing board.

Despite watercolor’s challenges, I was so attracted to the transparent layers, loose brushstrokes and sense of immediacy that I persisted in working in the medium until my skills improved. There is a completely different feel to watercolor paintings, and many of my small works are done in watercolor.