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SAILBOAT SERIES
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Watercolor Weavings
"WATER WEAVINGS":Far from white-capped waves and ocean breezes, artist Nancy Maas crafts a coastal paradise from her studio in Ithaca, New York. On her canvases, sailboats glide through shards of cobalt blue or dock under wistful lavender skies….She attributes much of her coastal inspiration to annual sailing adventures on Lake Michigan. “The light of northern Michigan and the amazing azure color of the water would turn any artistically inclined person on,” she says....Coastal Living magazine 2005.
In the section on WORKSHOPS you will find a detailed description of the process I use to make these paintings. Briefly, the process involves creating TWO paintings, cutting them up, respectively, on the vertical and horizontal -- very intuitively. They are then interlaced and edited to make the final painting.
WATERSCAPES, more commonly known as MARINE ART, offer wonderful subject matter for this technique. Pictured is a series of SAIL BOAT weavings, suggesting different weather conditions, seasons and times of the day. I'm almost finished with a new one, called "Surprise Storm" (see small pix to the left; needs minor cutting on right side).
LANDSCAPES span interpretations of local views, in all the seasons, as well as impressions of the American Southwest and northern Michigan.
FLAGS are also naturals for this technique. OTHERS are available.
FLOWERS provide a constant source of inspiration. Anything that grows lends itself so well to the cutting and reassembling process
Nodding Trillium
“It was trillium that beckoned Nancy Maas to the woods to paint, but several watercolors later, she realized none of the paintings imparted the energy she saw in the hoards of just-burst flowers. The pieces looked flat, ordinary. So she cut them up. It was when she decided to weave two of them back together that she struck on something fresh and robust. Maas coaxes a happy mess of scraps and strips into paper-weavings that have far more rhythm and movement than the original paintings. The strips’ textures and colors are all part of a puzzle. “It’s a wild challenge having all the pieces spread out around you,” Maas says. Sailboats are a favorite subject for her weavings; the layering gives depth and shape to the sails instead of losing them in the shuffle.” Traverse Magazine 2002
What is a Giclee Print -- on canvas and watercolor paper?
A Giclee is an exceptionally high quality ink jet print made on a professional printer. Materials and inks used are of superb quality and intended to achieve both stunning appearance and excellent display life. It is hard for people to appreciate the beauty of an excellent reproduction. I stayed away from making prints for a long time. However, a few years ago circumstances called for a print. I was blown away by the sheer gorgeousness of the product. Not only were the colors lush, but the process captures the subtle shadowing created by the protruding elements on the surface of the weavings. As a result, the prints look as though they are three-dimensional!
the process requires a close collaboration between artist and printmaker to ensure that the aesthetic quality remains faithful to the original.
