El Capitan, the Dawn Wall at Dusk
This watercolor depicts El Capitan in Yosemite Valley, with the Dawn Wall at dusk. I wanted to try a couple of new-to-me features inspired by two different printmakers the greenish sky from a print by Harold John Brothers, and the sharp edges around the wall to suggest depth from a print by Yoshida Hiroshi.
Contact the artist: btwashburn@gmail.com
Or see the artist’s website: www.brucewashburnart.com/
Width: 8in
Bruce Washburn
I paint watercolors with a focus on the natural landscapes and distinctive urban settings of the San Francisco Bay Area, Yosemite National Park, and other locations of special importance to me.
Watercolor provides me with a perfect medium for rendering what I’ve envisioned and producing works of a type and size that are easy to share with others.
My intention is to create paintings that, during the process of conceptualization and creation, cause me to think about, and look carefully at, the subject and thereby learn something new about the world. And through that process I aim to create an image that provides the viewer with an experience of interest and a sense of comfort, especially for those with fond and familiar memories of these places.
I have a degree in Fine Arts from Humboldt State University in Arcata, California. Over the last decade I have devoted my attention towards learning the ways of watercolor.
Email: btwashburn@gmail.com
Website: www.brucewashburnart.com/
