Plein Air Demonstration w/Mick McAndrews

I will discuss/describe how my award- winning paintings strive to capture the mood and atmosphere of a subject combining the magic of watercolor with reverence for composition and design, creating works of sophisticated simplicity.

ARTIST STATEMENT

In my work, I strive to reduce life’s complexity down to only the most important shapes, values and colors to achieve what I refer to as sophisticated simplicity. As a watercolorist, I believe that there is a partnership between the artist and medium to balance the knowledge, technique and skill of the painter while leaving room for the magic that makes watercolor so distinctive.