Didn't make it to the 2008 Statewide Watercolor Show at the Triton Museum in Santa Clara, California?-- here's a quick video of what you missed.
Overall the show was overwhelming and the museum was very nice. Out of over 800 watercolor paintings submitted for consideration just 50 exceptional ones were accepted for the show. Jim Hull and his wife Ellie were in attendance at the opening reception and recieved many positive comments on his watercolor painting which was on display.
To everyone who helped make this show a success, thank you! Stay tuned for information about our next exhibit coming up soon.
" Most people are only peripherally aware of the world that surounds then, especially if their surroundings are familar." These are the words of Eckart Tolle as he describes the human situation in terms of our abilyt to see the world anew. The suggestion is that most people will not experience anything new or extraordinary because 'never go anywhere'. Even when they travel physically they are locked into a set of build in expectations based on the little voice in their head. This is what the artist has to fight to overcome and it is the only way to great and 'forever paintings'. Reality is interpreted for most based on their conditioning and it is the artist that needs to see it fresh and anew each day and relay that truth to the others. For me it is the freshness and the sometimes unexpected results of watercolor that make it possible to see and report on reality in a different and hopefully trutuhful way.
Jim Hull's watercolor painting "Pilgrimage 2 - Trekking to Lhasa" has been accepted in the 2008 Statewide Watercolor Competition at the Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara California. The exhibit will run daily from December 6, 2008 through February 22, 2009. Please stop by and let us know what you think!
The J. Hull Gallery web site features watercolor paintings from watercolor painter Jim Hull. Jim Hull's watercolor paintings feature a variety of topics including golf course watercolor paintings, landscape watercolor paintings, city watercolor paintings, town watercolor paintings, village watercolor paintngs, space watercolor paintings, outer space watercolor paintings, ocean watercolor paintings, and boat watercolor paintings. The watercolor painting gallery sells original watercolor art as well as reproduction prints of original watercolor paintings. A lower cost art option is to buy our poster prints of watercolor paintings. While you are here, please visit out watercolor painting blog featuring painting tips, watercolor advice, insight into the ancient world, philosophy and information on independent space development. The gallery also features several series of watercolor paintings featuring Egypt watercolor paintings, watercolor paintings of the pyramids and karnack, watercolor paintings of Italy and watercolor paintings of Florence and watercolor paintings of Venice.
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