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Composition in Grey and Gold

chance. She and her husband spend their winters in Hawaii,
and she broke her wrist a week before they left, forcing
her to sit out on round after round of golf that year. Even
though her right wrist was the one afflicted, she still found
herself able to use a brush and create the strokes necessary
for watercolor.
Now, Wendy continues with watercolor, yet she adds
additional elements and textures with a collage style.
“Watercolor can be as simple or complex as one chooses,
but I find my most satisfying and pleasing products are
done rapidly,” Wendy says. “I believe some of the best
watercolor painting can be like a visual haiku – brief, deep Shore Path at Mauna Lani
and memorable.”
Often, Wendy paints based
off of haikus she writes. In
one instance, a fellow Clare
resident wrote a poem titled
“Composition in Grey and
Gold,” and Wendy immediately
envisioned a scene in her mind.
“Sometimes I can just be
walking along and I think of
something, get a visual and go
from there,” she says.
Moving forward, Wendy simply
wants to stick with her creativity
and paint when inspiration
strikes.
“Just doing what I’m doing
and seeing what happens is
all I have in mind as far as my
evolution,” Wendy says. “I
don’t plan to be a famous artist
in any way, shape or form.”

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