Artist Statement
My name is Brenda Raynard. I've been a visual artist working from my home studio on Treaty 6 Lands in Edmonton since 2000.
My art practise has focused exclusively on watercolour painting after taking an introductory course in 2017.
I'm known as something of a 'Maven of Masking Fluid' amongst my friends. I was a commercial screen-printer over several summers when I was in university. Now I find myself reliving that process when I'm strategically layering watercolour and masking fluid. Then, as with printmaking, once all the layers are dry (yes, I am that person who enjoys watching paint dry), the final image is revealed by peeling off the masking fluid.
Making art is a process of continual informed and intuitive decisions that come from years of experience as well as happy accidents that inevitably move my art in new and exciting directions.
My art practise has focused exclusively on watercolour painting after taking an introductory course in 2017.
I'm known as something of a 'Maven of Masking Fluid' amongst my friends. I was a commercial screen-printer over several summers when I was in university. Now I find myself reliving that process when I'm strategically layering watercolour and masking fluid. Then, as with printmaking, once all the layers are dry (yes, I am that person who enjoys watching paint dry), the final image is revealed by peeling off the masking fluid.
Making art is a process of continual informed and intuitive decisions that come from years of experience as well as happy accidents that inevitably move my art in new and exciting directions.