International Artist – June-July 2019

Master Painters of the World 111

ABOUT THE ARTIST

I have been painting with
watercolors since 2009, and
aimed to improve my technique
while doing pencil drawings and
watercolors alternatively. Early in
my watercolor painting, I mainly
did landscape sketches that could
be painted in one to two hours.
My pencil drawing was aimed at
learning how to represent balanced
compositions and accurate shapes.
As time passed, transparency,

texture and more became easier to

express in my paintings, and then it

became fun to paint. I continue to

aim for improvement in my artwork

and look to be able to paint anything

that I fi nd beautiful.

Find out more

@masatow18

@water18color

/masahitowa

May, transparent

watercolor, 16 x 12"

(41 x 31 cm)

I was inspired by the

thatched house, deep

forest, quiet space and

the dynamic feeling

of the carp streamers

flying in the wind.

I created a central

arrangement of the

carp streamers that

swims with the roof

and the wind, and the

vertical composition

created a sense of

stability. I express

forest trees, grass

and the roof with a

detailed view. The

shape of the flower,

the thatched roof

and the leaves of the

forest are masked in

three stages of light,

medium and dark.

I mask the details

using a pen. Highlights

are supplemented

with white opaque

watercolors.