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Frances Ku
I had dabbled with watercolors before -- in
Okinawa and Taiwan. But it was on the
fourth floor of a small apartment by
California’s Oakland Bay Bridge when I
began concentrating on watercolor
painting. I can still hear the noisy hum of
perpetual rush hour on the colossal two-
tiered bridge.
I sought to prove I could do it, having
heard the lamentations of many over its
difficulty. I’d always admired the work of
my high school art teacher, Mrs. Ruth Ann
Goold, whose watercolors to my novice
eyes were both spectacular and impossible.
They still are.
Okinawa and Taiwan. But it was on the
fourth floor of a small apartment by
California’s Oakland Bay Bridge when I
began concentrating on watercolor
painting. I can still hear the noisy hum of
perpetual rush hour on the colossal two-
tiered bridge.
I sought to prove I could do it, having
heard the lamentations of many over its
difficulty. I’d always admired the work of
my high school art teacher, Mrs. Ruth Ann
Goold, whose watercolors to my novice
eyes were both spectacular and impossible.
They still are.
Mine looked like kiddie art when I thus
began in 1998, and it surprised me that
after painting oils and acrylics I was not
able to produce anything of similar
standard.
Fast forward to now. Remember, I never
planned on staying here in Maui; I had
taken a year off to paint and years later,
I'm still here, and still doing watercolors.
I feel I’ve finally uncovered some of the
mystery of watercolors. Every opportunity
to paint is a chance to experiment -- only
by experimenting and pushing the envelope
am I able to discover a technique on my
own.
began in 1998, and it surprised me that
after painting oils and acrylics I was not
able to produce anything of similar
standard.
Fast forward to now. Remember, I never
planned on staying here in Maui; I had
taken a year off to paint and years later,
I'm still here, and still doing watercolors.
I feel I’ve finally uncovered some of the
mystery of watercolors. Every opportunity
to paint is a chance to experiment -- only
by experimenting and pushing the envelope
am I able to discover a technique on my
own.
I’m often asked where I get my inspiration
from. It varies, from within and without,
or a combination. Mostly, I paint my
impression of the subject, so the viewer
gets a unique interpretation.
Watercolor is a changeling…unpredictable,
uncontrollable, sometimes frustrating, but
most times delightful.
On my previous life as a political
cartoonist, read my interview with
Asiaweek magazine, also published in CNN
World. My cartoon book is also being sold
on Amazon.
from. It varies, from within and without,
or a combination. Mostly, I paint my
impression of the subject, so the viewer
gets a unique interpretation.
Watercolor is a changeling…unpredictable,
uncontrollable, sometimes frustrating, but
most times delightful.
On my previous life as a political
cartoonist, read my interview with
Asiaweek magazine, also published in CNN
World. My cartoon book is also being sold
on Amazon.
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