Episode 8: Carrie Waller

 

For the next two episodes, I’m talking with watercolorist Carrie Waller. 

I’ve divided the episodes up into two parts. In part A Waller talks about being OK with finishing paintings slowly. She explains how she uses color- like puzzle pieces- in her work. And she shares the method she uses to bypass those ugly middles stages that can demoralize so many of us.

In part B we get into the specifics of glass, the importance of art friends and why sometimes you  just need to take one of those technical art classes. It’ll pay off later big time.

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In the episode, Waller mentions the fantastic show: Artists Helping Artists

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In PART A Waller talks about:

1:13 What Waller loves about watercolor

2:20 What attracts her to still-life

2:23 How decided to get good

6:18 The importance of structure

7:38 How she found her way of working

8:43 The biggest challenges she faced when learning to paint

11:36 How long it takes to do a single painting

12:17 Taking risks

12:52 Inner thinking

14:01 Her process

20:15 How she found her process

22:26 How she gave herself permission to paint at her own speed

24:02 Deciding how much of the world to let in

25:39 What she plans before she paints

26:43 What she figures out in photography

29:17 The biggest challenges she sees with composition

30:40 Where someone can start with composition

32:34 How she approaches color

36:40 How she mixes on the paper

38:13 How abstracted shapes become objects

40:02 Value

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In Episode 8, Part B we discuss:

1:29 The mistakes people make painting glass

3:10 How Waller lays down color

4:38 Edges in glass

6:14 Learning to see

8:11 The importance of good composition

8:52 Composition 

10:15 The dangers of jumping into painting

12:16 How to have a strong sense of light

13:00 What needs to be accurate in your light

13:54 Needs to be in the photo

14:56 Having everything before moving on

15:59 Focal points

17:04 Drawing

20:49 Architects and painters

21:45 Artist friends

25:15 Suggestions for how to get good at art

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