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Yangtze River
11x15 inches
Carrick, Scotland
15x6 inches
Early Snow
11x15 inches
Helen Curtis
Although I have always been captivated by color, my undertaking in watercolor really began when I moved to Woodstock in 1999. It had always been a dream of mine to pick up a paint brush and capture the feeling of a scene, and this is where the journey began. I now realize that every painter has great and glorious ideas in their head, but capturing it on paper is the real challenge.
I believe in what Henri Matisse said; "Without anxiety you can't paint.' I have tried to that anxiety to transform a plain piece of paper into color and form. Sometimes I produce paintings that I love and other times, I turn out paintings I grow to love.
I try and carry my paints with me when I travel, and just analyzing a scene, looking at the light, the color, the shapes and the amorphous feeling unique to a certain place (before trying to paint it) has given me lasting memories that would never be there with just a click of a camera.
The ideas, techniques, and feelings that I have acquired from delving into watercolor have spilled over to handcrafts, specifically the knitting I do. Right now I am involved in building a business where I design infants and children's hats and sweaters that are knit by women's cooperatives in Uruguay and Argentina. My budding experience with watercolor has been a tremendous help in deciding colors and designs.Helen Curtis
PO Box 423, Woodstock, VT
802-457-2595