Aloha Again Sweatshirt

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I titled this Aloha Again because I have already painted this image titled Aloha using traditional watercolor paper rather than on Yupo like you see here. The process is very different and the results as well. Yupo is a synthetic plastic surface that allows the paint to run and mingle and the colors remain brighter as the paint stays on the surface instead of being absorbed when using traditional paper.

I’ve enjoyed art in one form or another since I was old enough to pick up a crayon and scribble on a wall. As early as third grade, I began blending colors and using shade to create form. Balancing marriage, motherhood and a full time career, there was only time enough to dabble in the fine arts. My 43 years as a sign artist afforded me a daily outlet for creativity. Now that I’m retired, I want to direct my creativity towards watercolor. It’s been a real challenge for me to break away from the very technical art form of sign making but the fluidity of the watercolor medium is helping me to do that. My subject matter is varied and my work is a unique combination of realist, impressionist and postimpressionist styles and...