About the Artist

Colors and people are two things that inspire me the most. After I find a subject that inspires me, I
do a pencil sketch of what I want to paint. This sketch is a general guideline for me, which I
sometimes don't stick to. I love watercolors because of the unpredictable nature of it. Though I plan
before I start to paint, I never know what my painting would look like in the end. I usually start by
wetting the paper throughout and drop colors and let it perform. I then start to shape it by adding
new colors, wiping, spraying with water and whatever I can do to it. This way of working helps me to
use my imagination and satisfy my thirst and yet produce something that you can relate to."

EXHIBITIONS:

· Art Show at Stonebarn, Stonecity, 2004
· 24th Annual Exhibition of Society of Watercolor Artists, Texas 2005
· Art on the fence show by Creative Artists 2005
· Iowa Exhibited 20, Polk County Heritage Gallery, Desmoines 2005
· Marion Heritage Center, 4th Annual Exhibit 2005
· Art in the park, Galesburg Illinois 2005
· 5th Annual The Presidents best 2005 by Herbert Hoover Presidential Library
· 49th Annual Tallman Art Festival, Janesville, Wisconsin
· Iowa Watercolor Society, 2005
· Waterworks 2005, North West Watercolor Society

GALLERY:

Campbell Steele Gallery, Marion, IA
www.campbellsteele.com