洛林·沃特里 from the USA shared her favorite watercolor palette and techniques.

Here’s a Q&A with Lorraine:

你为什么创作艺术？
First, I make art for myself. I need to express my view of the world with my artwork. I paint a variety of subjects and love the challenge of making them look realistic. Second, I make art for others. I want to show my viewers those moments in time that I find fascinating.

你画画多久了？
I’ve worked with watercolor for 29 years.

你接受过正规的艺术训练吗？
Yes, I earned a Bachelor of Fine Art degree from the University of Colorado, Boulder. I also took watercolor classes with several local artists and workshops with John Salminen, Linda Baker, Ted Nuttal, Soon Warren, and Birgit O’Connor.

你是职业艺术家还是业余爱好者？
I am a full time working artist and watercolor instructor.

什么能激励你？
I look at national and international exhibitions, Instagram and art magazines. I like to see what others are doing, even though I have my own style. I am not looking to emulate others, but I find inspiration in peers’ colors, compositions, and techniques.

你画画的时候喜欢听什么类型的音乐？
Jazz and pop.

你有没有过导师？
A past watercolor instructor was instrumental in encouraging me to display my artwork and enter exhibitions.

你每天都画画吗？
No, unfortunately, I do not paint every day. I will try and paint one or two times a week, but I am often getting set up for teaching classes or doing the day-to-day parts of running a business, like bookkeeping, framing, and advertising. I am also on the board of the NWS which often involves putting my brush down to perform the duties of my position.

你是一次只画一幅画，还是同时画好几幅？
Sometimes I have several paintings going because of classes I am teaching, plus I might be working on my own painting.

你会先创作概念作品吗？
Yes, I call them color studies. I don’t necessarily do an involved or complete color study for every painting anymore, but I used to. The concept piece/color study really helps solve some of the problems before I begin the actual painting. If I have painted a subject before, I may only do a portion of the painting now in order to try a particular technique or color.

你更喜欢在画室里作画还是户外写生？
I prefer the studio because I paint very detailed subject and work from my photographs to create realistic, representational scenes. I do like to paint plein air, but I don’t go out very often.

你们使用了多少种核心颜色？
The colors I use vary with each painting, but if I had to choose colors that I tend to use a lot, I would say there are about ten.

管状、盘状还是棒状？
Always tubes. I fill my wells with paint from tubes and then rewet when I am painting.

你使用遮蔽液吗？
Yes, for small shapes.

你如何判断你的作品是否完成？
I find that if I am fiddling around and don’t really have a purpose for adding something, then the painting is probably done. I will also look at my painting in a mirror across the room from me while I do other things. If nothing pops out that needs adjusting, then I know I am done.