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Crystal Ridge |
Kat Manton-Jonesis an Active 2 member
of the Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild. My early childhood dream was to "play the music in cartoons, be a teacher, and draw the pictures for books." I played classical violin for more than three decades and taught Middle and High School Special Education. In 1998, during an art class at Pima Community College, I had an epiphany that I was a visual artist trying to be an aural artist. I reconnected with visual art as a wonderful outlet for emotional and imaginative expression, put away the violin and started taking painting classes. The potential unpredictability of watercolor, especially in the early stages of learning, excited me. Watercolor is a medium which presents infinite possibilites, and I find great pleasure in experimenting with the magic of different subjects and techniques. In the past five to seven years, I have begun translating my experiences and feelings about wild, remote places, vast expanses of terrain, inner spiritual practices, and intimate details of wildlife and habitat into watercolor paintings. I'm interested in capturing colors and transforming them into the shapes of rock wall formations, shadows, clouds, sunsets, running water, native species of animal and plant life, historical figures and the beauty of living. I share the creative experiences of life with my husband and stepdaughter in Tucson, Arizona. |
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Ruby |
E-Z Storage |
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Meditation |
Sky Island Greeting |
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