ArtistsNetwork.com 17Try this at home
CREATE A PAINTING
IN WHICH YOU
EXPLORE TIME AS
THE NARRATIVE.
Send a JPEG (with a resolution
of72 ppi) of your finished painting
towcamag@goldenpeakmedia.
com with “Creativity Workshop”
inthe subject line—or follow
@ArtistsNetwork on Instagram
and share your painting there:
#everywatercolor_time. The “editor’s
choice” will receive a one-year
subscription to Watercolor Artist.
The entry deadline is June 15, 2020.2020
Mypassionforpocketwatches
recentlyescalatedwitha purchase
ofa boxof 200 secondhandpocket
watches—allnonworking.Their
functionality,orlackthereof,doesn’t
mattertomebecausenoonewill
knowtheirtimekeepingstatusinthe
paintings.I alsoadoptedanantique
kitchenclockfeaturinga minute
handheldtogetherbya safetypin.
I connectedwithit immediately.
I chosetomakeFastened(below),
intoa dramaticallydarkpainting,eliminatingthewoodhousingand
focusingonthemechanics.Addingthe
restingpocketwatchontoprepeated
thecircleswithinthepainting,of
whichthereare 27 ormore.
The safetypinitselfbecomesthe
storyinthepaintingforthevery
reasonthatit’snotthefirstvisual
towhichtheviewer’seyeisattracted;
infact,it’slikelyinitiallyunnoticed,
butthenthereit is.The viewer’smind
silentlyasks“What?”whichbegins
theunfoldingofthepainting’smyste-
riousnarrative.TIME TO TRY
IT YOURSELF
Find a subject about which you’re pas-
sionate—one that sends you into your
studio or workspace with one thing
on your mind : painting. We as artists
already have a “calling,” so to speak,
to create something that’s distinctly
our own. When we couple that with
a subject matter that we love—and
one with which we have a compelling
story to share through our creative
eff orts—good things can happen. WAAn internationally recognized water-
colorist living in Lancaster County, Pa.,
Denny Bond (dennybondgallery.com)
graduated from Kutztown University
with a B.F.A. in communications. Bond
utilizes his design background to
combine elements in representational
paintings that emphasize a timeless
quality, sometimes real, sometimes
imagined. He’s a signature member
of several societies, including the
National Watercolor Society and the
American Watercolor Society. His
work has earned numerous awards
and recognition, and has been featured
in multiple publications.Fastened
(2020;
watercolor
on paper,
25x15)