Erin Vaganos

I am the same way, Jill…I feel like the internet is one of those scary deep-sea angler fish with that light protruding from their head, luring me in to devour me, haha. Once I extricate myself, do my own thing, find my own inspiration, I’m a lot better off! Glad you enjoyed the article!!

Thank you, Linda…so glad you enjoyed!

Thank you, Janneke. It’s always interesting to see what subject matter artists gravitate toward!

Thank you so much for looking, Kathy!

Thank you so much, Nancy. I’m glad you noticed that–the flow–I always try to make my compositions fluid!

Thanks, Robin…glad you liked it 🙂

Thank you! You will get there! Just keep painting…once you develop your skills, you will gravitate toward some things, cast aside other things, and the combination will be all your own. Good luck on your journey!

Laura, I get that. Whenever I work in acrylic, as opposed to watercolor, I always get a different feel and overall feel from those paintings. Working in different media helps me loosen up in my watercolor approach, even change some things…there is a great book called Art and Fear that delves into the subject, and I’ve read it multiple times!

Thank you, June…thanks for taking the time to look!

Thanks, Sharon…I did that for a SCBWI conference a while back.

Thank you, Sandra…I always like it when artists share who their influences are!

Thanks Shar! I think that’s why I like experimenting with color…

So glad you like it, it’s a labor of love :)…thanks Jean!

Thanks for looking, Rod…when I discovered negative painting, it really resonated with me…

Thank you so much! It’s funny you say that because I often get lost in the painting of the paintings myself…

Thanks, so much Debo…I’m glad you liked it!

Your post made me think of that Maya Angelou quote: “people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Along the same line of what you’re saying…I completely agree!

a very calm composition and palette…

I love the contrasting values in your works. My parents always encouraged me from a young age too and are a big reason why I still paint!