Artists Describing Their Art:
Tan Chun Chiu - T. C. Chiu was born in China and developed an interest in art when he was a young child. He began his art studies in China and continued when he came to America in 1974. His delicate work is the combination of the essential qualities of traditional realism and contemporary painting techniques. Accomplished in a wide range of media, he incessantly challenges his mastery of watercolor, oil and printmaking. Many subjects inspire the widely traveled artist. Pre-eminent among them is an abiding reverence for the peace and beauty of the world of nature that is reflected in his painting....
Ghassan Rached - I am a geoscientist. I paint, but painting is only a hobby. I paint, whenever I can spare the time, what is relaxing, touches my heart and pleasant to me for enjoyment. I love to use oil and watercolor as media to express beauty. Comments of visitors would be appreciated....
Michael Navascues - WELCOME TO THE PORTFOLIO OF MICHAEL NAVASCUES In recent years I have returned to a childhood joy of painting, which I relate to an abiding love of nature and the world's great artists. My work is inspired by places, scenes, and experiences where I have lived and traveled--North Carolina, New England, Germany, Spain, etc. I paint landscapes, waterscapes, gardens--and sometimes, people, buildings, and animals. All my life I have been fascinated by the beautiful changing colors, the light, and the infinite forms in Nature. In my paintings--oils, watercolors, acrylics--I try to capture these meditative moments, and the subtle feelings, moods, and spiritual hints that a scene may awaken in me and the viewer. My work has been exhibited in many local galleries, including three solo shows....
Andre Mehu - Hi, my name is Andre MEHU, I'm French an live in Lorient city which set in Brittany. I'm a self-taught artist in watercolor. First it would be advisable to specify that the artwork on these pages are protected by copywright law. It is illegal to copy or reproduce any image without permission of the artist. Thanks. Copyright France.com K6AJ18B. 1989-2003 : For fourteen years I painted watercolor as a hobby, then I stopped for five years. August 2008: I took again brushes and colors and since this time I've been painting intensively. November 2008: I created my transparent watercolor web site www.andremehu-aquarelles.com May 2009: French Red Cross chose five Watercolors of mine to edit them in postal cards August 2009: The trigger: Workshop with spanish artist Dolores Bolanos . She studied fine art with great spanish painter Josep Martinez Lozano (1923-2006) from Llanca. He created the Fondation Martinez Lozano the first watercolor museum in Europe. This workshop with Dolores was a revelation. She introduced me to the particularity of watercolor. She said us watercolor is to "play with water and pigments". With her I have released my imagination, my creativity, and ...