The quote that has resonated with me the most and has stuck with me is one that I read somewhere when I first started painting: “Watercolour is all about chasing the light.” I don’t remember where I read it or who said it (although it may possibly have been in a watercolour magazine, interview with an artist?) but it gave me goosebumps when I read it!
Now when I paint, I automatically think of it as chasing the light – and I’ve been told that it shows in my work (which I took as a huge compliment from the people who said it, as they are both successful professional artists) 😀 That quote has completely shaped the way I paint, which paint I choose to use and the way I see my subjects – such a simple statement but it tells me so much about watercolour and how to use it 🙂
