watts_wedding

Wedding, acrylic on canvas, 18×18″

watts_sid

Sid, acrylic on canvas, 16×8″

watts_mccarrenpark

McCarren Park, acrylic on canvas, 18×18″

watts_dawn

Dawn, casein and acrylic on canvas, 8×10″

Artist Biography

I paint because I feel I must urgently create a record. I am cataloging the significant people and scenes in my life. I am consumed by the idea that I have a limited time to express myself, or that I will not remember things the way they are now.

The subjects of my current work are the people in my community. I live in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and my friends and neighbors are glamorous, interesting and engaging. There is palpable electricity in my world and I want to capture it indelibly.

I paint on canvas using acrylics, casein, mica and gold leaf. I am fascinated with the way the Baroque painters captured extreme contrasts between light and dark using golds and blacks. I am working toward this goal with modern neon, pearl, metallic and mica colors.

I am self taught.

Website

http://www.vanessawatts.com

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3 Responses to Vanessa Watts

  1. franceska says:

    AMAZING work!

  2. Jonelle says:

    Iconic. Reminiscent of Latin-American magic realists.

  3. Aunt Tracy says:

    I love your paintings, keep it up.

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