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Artist Statement:
In these first few years of my
career
I have concentrated on
techniques to
yield the most realism
possible with
a few light washes of
transparent
watercolors. This comes from
my
desire to control this
difficult
medium and have some
quantitative
results when comparing to
references
used in the creation process.
I am
pleased with the results that
I can
achieve, even with slightly
technical subjects. This need
to
control water comes from my
wish
to control the world around
me.
When I see something 'wrong'
in
the real world, I wish that I
could
just lift it right out of the
painting. It's too bad it
takes
more than clear water and a
delicate
hand to correct all the ills
of our
global society. ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Summer 2001, Venice Beach at
420
Ocean Front Walk, self
organized.
20 prints shown a few weekends
along the beach in this
artists
community.
March 2007, at Ed Edelman CMHC
10th anniversary 'Waves of
Change',
5 transparent watercolors
shown,
exhibit was not judged,
curated
by Sherwood Brown.
October 2007, DBSA ...
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R V Barrett Biography:
| Biographical information for R V Barrett can be found below. The artist may choose what information to display. Sometimes the artist chooses not to display personal information to the general public. |
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42
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Male
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| Education |
Undergraduate Work |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Watercolor
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
It's not really inspiration that drives me but more of a cumplusion. I just have to take what is in front of me and add my own creativity to it. This is one arena where my mental illness has aided my developement, as opposed to the many other areas of my life that have been devistated. |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
I have always needed to have an artistic outlet. As I look back at my life history, it becomes apparant that when a creative activity ends, it's not long before it is replaced by another that is just as rewarding way to use my natural creativity. |
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| Your Personal Biography |
I am a watercolor artist currently living in Culver City, Ca. I have always had an artistic streak, and have been working exclusively in transparent watercolors since 1999. I have both architectural and landscape portfolios. Working with transparent watercolors only and never gouache (opaque paints), means that all white areas of paintings are blank paper and never white opaque paint. On occasion, layers of paint get thick and loose transparancy, but this is a rare condition in an original work by R.V.Barrett. This light layering of colours allows for the variety of light effects that are incorporated in my artwork.
At the 10th Anniversary/Open House at the Ed Edelman CMHC on March 1st, 2007, I received much praise for some of my watercolors. One of my friends said they heard one guest asking another, "Do you know Rob Barrett?" I heard similar stories from a number of other people that work there, who found me later that afternoon. There was no contest as such, with styles and subjects varying so widely, judging would not have been appropriate.
In these first few years of my career I have concentrated on techniques to yield the most realism possible with light washes of transparent watercolors. This comes from my desire to control this difficult medium and have quantitative results when comparing to references used in the creation process. I am pleased with the results that I can achieve, even with slightly technical subjects. This need to control water comes from my wish to control the world around me. When I see something 'wrong' in the real world, I wish that I could just lift it right out of the painting. It's too bad it takes more than clear water and a delicate hand to correct all the ills of our global society.
Art schooling barely went beyond the basics: perspective drawing, golden rule in composition, and color mixing. Being mainly self-taught, with some mechanical assistance from my few teachers, I am happy with the results that I can achieve in this medium. I feel unencumbered by my lack of art history knowledge. Please enjoy viewing my work as much as I do creating it. |
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