About Sharon Matchett
- Sharon Matchett
- I'm a retired, classically trained singer (and frustrated flautist) who has discovered another voice within which I now express through the medium of watercolors. Although the art of painting is something completely new to me (I am self taught), the language has turned out to be very familiar. As with singing an aria beautifully, expressing myself in a beautiful and meaningful way in watercolors involves excellent timing, rhythm, tempo, coloration, and artistry. For me, painting with watercolors is like music flowing from my brush. It fulfills that deepest need which I believe lies within us all, the need to feel connected. As I paint I am immersed in and connected to my subject. I become my most creative self, and, in those moments, I feel I am at one with the universe - a marvelous feeling for sure! If what I paint somehow connects with the viewer .... what more could an artist wish for?
Friday, August 22, 2014
Orchestrating A Painting
I saved this quote from Richard McKinley's blog a while back and just rediscovered it again today so want to share it: Orchestrating a Painting - Arranging the elements and principles of design are like conducting an orchestra. One relies on sound and the other sight but they both rely on orchestration. At times you must silence one section of a painting and make another louder, just as a conductor does when leading an orchestra. Howe we utilize the elements and principles of design ultimately leads to ovations or jeers.
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