The Trainscape
Series
 After
viewing and admiring many other artist's visual journals I got the idea
of a different format that would enable me to work directly with watercolors
on a high quality paper and capture a scene while traveling. The final
results evolved into my Trainscape series. Little did I realize
that September 11th would send me on this series. We were on our return
trip home from a vacation
and ended up on a train from Chicago to Los Angeles. I had brought my
watercolors with me and my mind was racing with the horrific events. The
images became abstract. Nothing would come into focus as I gazed outside
my train compartment. My concentration was on color next to color and
a brushstroke that matched the movement of the train. Most recently a
train trip from Los Angeles to Seattle produced clearer images, but still
blurred and the feeling of movement. |
