Brenda has distinguished herself from other watercolor artists with her unique style of handling the medium. Most of this, she believes, comes from being a self-taught artist.
“I do not handle watercolor in the traditional way, as most watercolorists do. Starting out painting with oils, then acrylics, and in 1979, watercolor, I made the transition the only way I knew, so I tend to paint with watercolors the way most artist paint with oils. I believe I was born an artist. As far back as I can remember I have created my art on anything, even the bottom of tables as a child. My paintings are neither photo realism nor impressionistic. They are somewhere in the middle. I tend to spend more time and energy on the main subject than the rest of the painting. That is just my style.
I have always been an artist who paints the things that inspire me, not the things that people wish to paint. I believe that is the only way to do art; I know it is the only way to be creative. I am a “critter” painter. I cannot do a painting and call it finished without some sort of fur or feathers. I’m not necessarily a wildlife artist because I love to portray domestic animals as well. There is a certain gentleness to my paintings. I do not like conflict in my art or in my life. I paint the way I want my life to be… free, happy, and at peace.”
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