4 Watercolor artist | DECEMBER 2019
Happenings
/ MAKING A SPLASH /
Rae Dunn
For some artists, fi nding beauty
seems the easiest thing in the world.
Watercolorist Rae Dunn has long
captivated her fans with this joyful
approach to creativity, and she’s now
written a book to divulge some of her
best tips. In Pursuit of Inspiration:
Trust Your Instincts and Make More
Art is chock-full of Dunn’s beautiful
sketchbook pages, alongside easy
catalysts for getting readers to
approach their work in a new way.
“Th ere’s something romantic and
elegant about watercolors,” says Dunn.
“I love how both translucent and satu-
rated they can be; how I can make anygradation of color; how they bleed
and blend; how the paper warps. I’ve
been known to watercolor on planes,
trains, in the woods, on the beach,
anywhere!” Th e artist often will use her
watercolors as a base, layering other
media on top, like pencil, pen and
rubber stamps. “I try to fi nd elements
that spark my interest and evoke a
feeling of wonderment. Th at’s when
you might see something, for the fi rst
time, in a completely new way. I actu-
ally don’t feel like I’m making art, but
rather documenting things around me
that spark my interest.”
chroniclebooks.com.Various sketches made
during Dunn’s “Sketch du
Jour” project.