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Watercolor: a medium for the curious, the

impatient, the impet�ous. For me the best par�

is wondering: how will the paint finally settle?
My intention is not to depict objects or places

but rather to emphasize some bits and neglect

others. Cont�ast and balance are most impor�-

ant, details not so much. Imagination can do
amazing things, and I want the viewers to

wander around the pict�re with their own

musings.

Usually my color palette is rather limited

involving blues, g�eens, g�ays, and browns. It is

not that I prefer these colors, but that they
play well together and can set a thoughtf�l mood. Occasionally a red will creep in, but

that can be such a st�ong and dominant feat�re (I use it sparingly).

Finally, g�anulation is something I highly prize, and you simply cannot get such an

effect in any other medium. For��nately this behavior matches my impressionistic, loose

st�le. While I frequently star� with an idea for a painting, the interesting ones evolve
into something essentially unex�ected. Perhaps my ex�eriences as a mathematician

have led me to appreciate the randomness of life. I am now an addict of the watercolor

sur�rise.