SUSAN WEBB TREGAY
Moving between watercolors with varying
degrees of realism and contemporary, multiple-media paintings,
I find that each compliments and enriches the other. Watercolor
florals now show up on canvases with acrylic passages. Houses
and furnishings that originated in traditional village scenes
find themselves listing, leaning and gossiping in my contemporary
work and Italian sketches. My newest work explores the various
attributes of different media themselves. Using transparent, opaque,
flat, textured, paint and stitchery as design elements has challenged
me in new ways since writing my book.
My book and DVD (!) Master Disaster,
5 Ways to Rescue Desperate Watercolors, (North Light) came
out in April, 2007. Master Disaster is designed to help
you actually finish your paintings in five distinct steps. Naturally,
it is appropriate for all media. Autographed copies are available
through me, and the book can also be found at Amazon.com,
North Light Book Club and in major book stores.
I have been the art critic for the Rock
River Times from 2003-2007, encouraging understanding and support
of the visual arts in Rockford, IL. My articles and/or paintings
appear in seven books and numerous magazines, including Art Calendar
Magazine, Watercolor Magazine, Watercolor Magic, Artist's Magazine,
Artist's Sketchbook and Palette Magazine. Click here for a several
of my reviews.
My work has been exhibited in museums and
galleries across the country, winning 7 national prizes and 15
top regional ones, and my work is in 37 corporate and public collections.
I am a signature member of the National Watercolor Society and
the Transparent Watercolor Society of America (formerly MWS) and
listed in the past two editions of Who's Who in America. Click
here for my full resume.
More of my art work can be seen at Guild.com.
