VIEWS AND VISTAS
ELIZABETH HOROWITZ
WATERCOLORS
A visual artist, like a musician, employs many essential elements in creating a successful work of art. The primary elements are: Concept (the original vision), Composition ( active or static), Design (shapes,texture, variety, pattern, rhythm), Light (tones, values), Draftsmanship (perspective and line), Technique (choice and control of media), Color (notes and hues), Interest (to maximize impact), and Restraint (choice of simplification or reduction of unnecessary details). The artist¹s work presents a stream of choices that ultimately become decisions.
Initially, the artist must respond strongly to a given subject that compels the creation or it will never command attention. The concept should then dictate the medium and technique as well as possible, to convey the artist¹s intention to the viewer. Most elements overlap and the artist, having to integrate everything, often makes conscious and unconscious choices with the ultimate goal being the finished work. Some artists begin with a visual concept and go through a process to produce a finished piece. Others allow the process to dictate the flow of visuals and choices. The style of this work is intentionally of the first description.
AUTOMN'S AURA , 10 inches x 13 inches
THE COUNTRY STILE, 5 inches x 7 inches
ISLE OF SKYE, 9 inches x 13 inches
INDIAN LAKE, 8 inches x 8 inches
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