Open Book
72 Watercolor artist | OCTOBER 2019
The watercolor art of Jean Mackay (jeanmackayart.com) reflects a sense
of wonder in the natural world. “My sketchbook is central to my process,”
she says. “I carry it with me frequently to observe, record and appreciate
what’s happening around me. One day it may be birds, the next it’s
roadside wildflowers, and the next it’s mushrooms.” Because Mackay
carries a limited palette of watercolors for field sketching, she likes to
know exactly how the colors perform. “This painting of a cardinal
provided an opportunity to experiment with warm and cool reds,” she
says, “before deciding which ones would become part of my paint box.”YOUR TURN!
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