Water Color Art

Watercolor is a painting method. The traditional and most common support for watercolor paintings is paper. Although watercolor painting is extremely old, dating perhaps to the cave paintings of paleolithic Europe, and has been used for manuscript illumination since at least Egyptian times but especially in the European Middle Ages, its continuous history as an art medium begins in the Renaissance.
Despite this early start, watercolors were generally used by Baroque easel painters only for sketches, copies or cartoons (small scale design drawings).
Despite it's simple beginnings, water color has always had an affect of beauty and evolved into one of the most revered and appreciated medium in painting today. It looks and feels so simple, however creating a good piece of art in watercolor, practice and knowledge along with the right tools are necessary. A medium I adore along with it's challenges, I appreciate the tools and books available in my vain attempt to accomplish a piece I am proud of. This astounding watercolor by Paul Jackson is just one of his many magical creations from something as simple as a gift of glassware he received , inspiring one of his best works. Paul is unprecedented in style and precession creating a new dimension in watercolor painting. Enjoy more of his mastery at Paul Jackson .com. There are several sites for you to visit and enjoy, get inspired and even purchase gifts, as his work is recreated on mugs, t-shirts and more. FYI, there isn't a contest I have found that he didn't win first prize! Also check out GroovyFinds on Squidoo as she has it all at your fingertips!!