If you are one of those people who sometimes hears voices calling to you from the background of your life, then you may relate to why I work with watercolor. There is something about watercolor, that has always drawn me, even as a child. No other medium brings me to my knees as watercolor does, yet it tempts me, beckons to me, every day.
Perhaps those 27 years of teaching elementary art, rich in many ways, helped me hold on to my "wonderment". Even to this day, when I pick up the brush, back it comes, that flood of delight, the suspicion that someone else's hand may be working mine, or maybe my fingers have their own memory. So just like that first time, when my small eager hand mixed yellow-green and plopped it down next to "rusty brown", I still feel the magic today.
And so my journey follows wherever watercolor leads. Sometimes the voices hint of our searching souls, or our common, ancient history. I suspect that I will always be "finding my niche", (what does that even mean: corner; cranny; cubbyhole; cubicle?) Right now, all that matters to me is keeping my mind quiet so I can attend to those voices, catch those strains of 'story', and hear those whispers that may awaken that next idea. 'Finding a niche' sounds a little like you're not going anywhere. My intention is to keep moving. My path will take care of itself.
If you would like to contact me, please email mary.susan.etienne@gmail.com. I hope you enjoy my artwork!