Framed Watercolor Painting by Ilse Reimnitz 41 x 34

Ilse Reimnitz NWWS – Artist Statement

My work is primarily in watercolor and monotype printmaking, sometimes a unique combination of the two mediums. My experience as a watercolor painter makes me appreciate the process of monotype for its immediacy and flexibility.

My approach in each of these mediums relies upon the subtle building of texture and imagery through the layering of pigment. In both mediums I begin with soft backgrounds, developing structure, revealing and obscuring shapes. I build layer-by-layer, defining edges set against soft passages to create visual complexity and excitement.