Nick Tobier

I was reading through the teaching philosophy of my former professor, Nick Tobier:

"Enabling students-artists-citizens to see themselves and their work as part of a social, formal, cultural, trade systems-- rather than as isolated acts--brings responsibility as well as possibility."

...and thought, hey, that's me! This is what helped foster my sense of civic responsibility in my art and creative efforts.

Did I ever post this?

It's my final illustration for class this past semester. Watercolor.

I'm really feeling confident with this medium. If you've ever tried watercolor, you know that it has a mind of it's own and is easily affected by humidity, dampness of the paper, ratio of pigment to water, thickness of the paper, etc. It's a humbling medium and only recently have I felt comfortable with my ability to convince the paint to go where I want it to go. Working with watercolor is like nudging a stubborn infant, a dance between brush and paper and towel (to lift off pigment) that has to occur during a small window of opportunity when everything is still wet.

I love the entire process.