In 2013 Annie Searle took up watercolor as her preferred medium to create art. Seeking ways to balance work and life, she immersed herself in this amazing art form. She began her new endeavor by committing herself to spending two to two and a half hours each week in class. There are also many hours of time spent practicing outside of class. She found that the tools needed to create watercolor painting are extremely portable and allow her the ease to be spontaneous and ready to paint whenever she is moved to do so. The needed tools include small containers holding watercolors, brushes, water and cold press paper. Searle notes that there are many different kinds of paper from which to choose, and the actual imagery ranges in its intensity depending on the type of paper she has chosen. What she loves most about working in this medium is the immediacy of being in the moment. She can’t let watercolor dry and cover up what she had previously painted. It is what it it is, first time and every time. The risk is inherent in where her brush chooses to take her and there is little room for a do-over. No matter what, her art is a powerful interpretation of her sense of beauty.
