An image for humility

© 2011 Josh McCallister

 Humility

Watercolor on Canvas

Here is a painting I've been thinking about making for several years. I am not ready to say it is finished yet...

Painting connection with a viewer

I just received a very kind email about this piece:

©2009 Josh McCallister

Established is the fifth painting in a series on repentance and cleansing. It was on display for a show about the season of Lent at the Evanston Atelier, Evanston IL...

Painting Portraits

I've mainly done two types of paintings since graduating from art school ten years ago: conceptual, layered watercolors of several images positioned on one frame, and watercolor portraits.

Portraits have been done for a long long time in painting history. Of course, I am a little concerned that portraits are not always considered relevant to the contemporary art scene. What's fresh about painting a face?

(c)2003 Josh McCallister 
Fah
Watercolor on paper, 15 x 12

It's not exactly an answer to the question of relevance, but my favorite portraits are often advocacy paintings. I make an image of a person living on the reservation, or in some slum in Brazil or Thailand. These people matter. I want them to be remembered and considered. The viewer has no real relationship to the person being represented. (No mystery that they don't sell!)
Still, I aim for a vibrant quality in the portraits I come up with.

Number one

As I begin, a note:

This is a page where I will try to refrain from journaling about my latest ideas. I'm going to try and post paintings, drawings, and whatever artwork I am working on. This is (hopefully) going to keep me working and keep you current on what things I'm making - and perhaps I'll include why.

I'd like your feedback.

Peace