Watercolor Paintings by Jane Freeman

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ARTIST STATEMENT

Watercolor is my chosen medium because it offers me the ability to express translucent light and sparkling shadows like nothing else I have tried. Watercolor is like magic for creating the feeling of light!

Visit Watercolor Mania my personal blog for updates on what I am doing in everyday life as well as art. There you will also find several step by step paintings. I am hoping somehow it can become a forum to answer your questions and set up a dialog with other artists who love watercolor!

My book,"A Celebration of Light" is available at Amazon. I was recently interviewed in the French watercolor magazine, L'Art De L'Aquarelle and also have a double page spread of Draped Grapes in the book SPLASH 12 by North Light Books.

Monday's Wash contains articles that are important to me. Old clothespins like my mother had, a handblown Italian piece of glass that my husband kept candy in as a child, ribbons from my daughters hair when she was little and a seashell napkin holder from my daughters wedding.

This painting was been juried into the 2010 Transparent Watercolor Society of America's exhibition.

Great Blue Heron - 12x16

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I originally did this as a design for raising money to wash birds after the Gulf oil spill. I now offer it in cards as all my work is and prints.

I have a heron who loves to stand on my dock very early in the morning or at dusk to fish. I have always wondered if this is the same guy I have watched for so many years, as the routine has stayed the same. I think they are such noble creatures and so it is about time I painted one in my style.

Winter White Peony - 22 x 14 watercolor

This painting was place in an auction to raise money for the disaster in Japan. The final bid was $1800 and 100% went to ELCA Disaster Relief for Japan.

"At Attention" came about from a photo I took in Manzanita, Oregon. I could hear this little bird singing and found him perched on this house. I created the background out of my mind because what was there was too distracting. The leaves provide a nice horizontal addition to an otherwise vertical composition.

"In Memory of Taylor" - 22x14 watercolor

I did to remember my son's dog Taylor. She was a very large Rotweiler but very tenderhearted and gentle. She is greatly missed. She loved to go out on the pontoon and on this occasion it was the 4th of July regatta on our lake. She loved all the excitement!

Once Upon A Blue Moon - 22 1/2 x 14 1/2 watercolor

I decided on the night sky with the moon because I often write poetry about Mr. Moon and Lady Lake on my Facebook page and have alot of followers with my writing. I thought I needed to start to incorporate Mr. Moon into some of my work if possible. It is what I would imagine a night garden would look like with a full moon overhead.