Handhelds (and a little more)

a Means to Get Through
2021

9x12in

watercolour on 300lb cold press paper

for Fear of Moments Stolen

2021

6x8in

watercolour on 140lb cold press paper

It Feels Like Winter Follows You Around

2020

6x8in

watercolour and gouache on 300lb cold press paper

i can feel the Future breathing down my neck

2021

4x6in

watercolour and gouache on 140lb cold press paper

Handhelds were made as a means of exploring watercolour and gouache on alternate support materials as well as paper.

Simcoe County Gothic

2020

9x12in

watercolour on 300lb cold press paper

take your time let the Rivers Guide You In

2021

5x7in

watercolour and gouache on ground on masonite

a how 2 manual

2021

4x6in

watercolour and gouache on ground on masonite

i'll only grow Lonely when the Silence Starts

2021

4x6in

watercolour and gouache on 140lb cold press paper

bring back one Last Time for the Summers We Saw

2021

4x6in

watercolour on ground on millboard

i like how the Forest is Leaning

2021

4x6in

watercolour and gouache on ground on masonite

swimming out so Far This Time

2021

4x6in

watercolour on 140lb cold press paper

scientific cryptogram

2020

4x6in

watercolour and gouache on 140lb cold press paper

Lit Up behind a Sun beam

2020

4x6in

watercolour on 140lb cold press paper

These served as experiments in technique and preparation. The goal was to find a method of working with the two different media that would best translate how I previously worked in oils.

oak leaf 0

2021

6x8in

watercolour on ground on paper

oak leaf 1

2021

4x6in

watercolour on ground on masonite

oak leaf 2

2021

4x6in

watercolour on ground on masonite

oak leaf 3

2021

4x6in

watercolour on ground on masonite

The process is ongoing as both the COVID-19 pandemic and associated regional lockdowns keep me from accessing ventilated studio space. 

when You Left i was Far Too Young

2021

5x7in

watercolour and gouache on ground on masonite

promise you'll Smile Off A Memory (b+w)

2021

4x6in

digital image of watercolour on paper

some Summer Night i hope i See You Again

2021

4x6in

watercolour on 140lb cold press paper

sun came out, day late Though

2021

4x6in

watercolour and gouache on 140lb cold press paper

title

2021

4x6in

watercolour and gouache on ground on millboard

Handhelds were made as a means of exploring watercolour and gouache on alternate support materials as well as paper. 
These served as experiments in technique and preparation. The goal was to find a method of working with the two different media that would best translate how I previously worked in oils. 
Typically, I would create looser, more transparent backgrounds thinned significantly with mineral spirits while rendering the foreground in a denser, more opaque oil paint. 
The process is ongoing as both the COVID-19 pandemic and associated regional lockdowns keep me from accessing ventilated studio space. 

All artworks © Bri Vermeer 2014-2023
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