{"id":1815,"date":"2022-05-19T13:24:22","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T17:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.number7arts.org\/site\/?p=1815"},"modified":"2022-05-19T13:27:41","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T17:27:41","slug":"laurie-davis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.number7arts.org\/site\/2022\/05\/19\/laurie-davis\/","title":{"rendered":"Laurie Davis"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Watercolor has always been my first love when it comes to art.<\/div>\n
It is impulsive and strategic at the exact same moment. The juxtaposition of wet and dry areas on the paper provides the first challenge. It is about control or lack thereof\u2026 leaving white space\u2026 painting in the negative\u2026 keeping it loose or buttoned up and tight\u2026 The glazing of transparent color over color to see a painting emerge and start to glow is very satisfying.\u00a0 I have worked in a variety of mediums, but watercolor continues to be my constant\u2026 my playful companion on a quiet afternoon.<\/div>\n
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I appreciate the child-like innocence of color, movement, and subject matter. Simplicity in subject matter is key for me. I enjoy strong color combinations with pattern and design, a simple subject with an imagined back story.\u00a0 I am inspired by the longing for a simpler time\u2026 but with polka dots and a stripe or two\u2026 In the early years, I took workshops in Taos, Santa Fe, Houston, and Fort Worth. I was the only one in class with a polka dot landscape. I like to keep it interesting.<\/div>\n
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For years, I taught seasonal watercolor workshops where we painted the springtime Texas wildflowers, autumn and holiday card designs.\u00a0 At that point, my home base gallery was a unique space, a Floral Design and Art gallery on the town square. My large scale florals complimented a very talented artist and floral designer and we worked well together selling flowers, both on paper and fresh!\u00a0 When the gallery moved to New Mexico, my sunflowers went along and sold very well. Thus, I still paint large florals on occasion. The \u201cLadies Who Lunch\u201d watercolors were first inspired by the ladies who dined at a local tearoom in town and then attended the Opera House for theatre performances on a Sunday afternoon. I\u2019ve painted these ladies ever since, usually with a cat on their head or a dog in their lap.\u00a0 In the past eight years, I\u2019ve had a card line, \u201cBrush & Twig\u201d and worked on those designs and sold thousands of cards through shows, shops and my website. The pandemic cancelled art shows so we began to plan our retirement and the likely move from Texas to Western North Carolina.<\/div>\n
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Assemblage<\/b><\/div>\n
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During the pandemic, I began to tinker in my long time \u201cfound objects\u201d stash and started to play with arranging these items in small vintage wood boxes. Always a fan of Joseph Cornell, I enjoyed the idea of interesting arrangements in boxes. I found the monochromatic nature of textures and the warmth of the wood a welcome diversion to my everyday colorful painting. With time and a bit of scouting, I may find myself making a box here and there as materials speak to me. There seems to be a wealth of found objects in this area, so who knows what will inspire the next assemblage!<\/div>\n
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Laurie Davis<\/div>\n
817.219.0594<\/div>\n

Email: lauriedavis@icloud.com<\/a>
\nWebsite: brushandtwig.com<\/p>\n

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Watercolor Watercolor has always been my first love when it comes to art. It is impulsive and strategic at the exact same moment. The juxtaposition of wet and dry areas on the paper provides the first challenge. It is about control or lack thereof\u2026 leaving white space\u2026 painting in the negative\u2026 keeping it loose or … <\/p>\n

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