On Tuesday, I shared a few practical tips from the fantastic watercolor painter Dan Marshall from his presentation at this year’s Plein Air Convention & Expo. The week was full of wonderful demos from watercolor landscape painters working in a variety of styles, but I wanted to highlight one more artist while the lesson is still fresh.
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“Don’t describe,” said Shuang Li. “Indicate. If you create the right shape, the viewer will help you do the work and imagine the element with you. Never forget: You are not the only one with an imagination; viewers use their imaginations, too.”
In “Fearless Waterscapes,” Shuang Li opens your eyes to a different way of looking at water. She shows you that unlike other subjects, you can’t translate water directly from a photo to a painting; you have to first learn the language. Working from multiple reference photos, she helps you capture the true emotion of water.