Watercolor paintings
Watercolor paintings
Stacey Renee Art
Stacey Renee Art
My watercolor work moves between observing nature and allowing the natural flow of watercolor on paper to shape what develops. I’m drawn to organic forms, color, and the unexpected ways pigment and water interact, sometimes beginning with something I’ve observed and other times simply following what happens on the page.
I’m also beginning to share my work more locally in Greenville and have loved discovering the many opportunities here for artists to exhibit and connect with the community. You can see where my work has been shown and find upcoming opportunities to view it in person.
Introduction
The work is organized into a small set of galleries, each focused on a particular idea or line of inquiry. Rather than documenting everything I’ve made, these collections reflect the directions I want to continue exploring.
Together, the galleries offer a snapshot of where my attention is right now, and an invitation to follow along as the work continues to evolve.
The work is organized into a small set of galleries, each focused on a particular idea or line of inquiry. Rather than documenting everything I’ve made, these collections reflect the directions I want to continue exploring.
Together, the galleries offer a snapshot of where my attention is right now, and an invitation to follow along as the work continues to evolve.
Galleries
The Galleries
Magnolias are my latest exploration. I'm exploring the contrast between letting nature take over and move the watercolor with painting the patterns and forms of nature more realistically in the center of the flower.
Magnolias
Balanced forms
An ongoing watercolor series of organic stone shapes and a variety of pigments. Each composition evolves through observation, allowing pigment and water to shape subtle relationships between color, weight, and space. These are experimental studies that explore how different pigments react to each other and how the edges can create tension and flow.
Color Stones
2" x 5" original watercolor studies
● Exploring pigment flow, granulation, and soft shadow transitions
● Each piece is part of a quiet, ongoing series focused on balance and form
● Designed to work individually or as a grouped collection
My goal with these is simple: to create a sense of calm through natural shapes that feel grounded and connected.
2" x 5" original watercolor studies
● Exploring pigment flow, granulation, and soft shadow transitions
● Each piece is part of a quiet, ongoing series focused on balance and form
● Designed to work individually or as a grouped collection
My goal with these is simple: to create a sense of calm through natural shapes that feel grounded and connected.
Miniature Stacked Stones
An exploration of watercolor through repeated, organic-shaped rocks.
Each piece is created through small, layered studies, allowing color, water, and form to evolve naturally across the page.
Framed Rocks
This gallery features a small group of paintings that grew out of my Watercolor for Calm practice and were taken a step further in the studio.
These pieces are a way for me to quiet my mind while exploring pure color, shape, and pigment, using deeper values and granulation, and allowing the paint to move and settle naturally. 10" x 10"
Watercolor For Calm
This gallery features a small group of paintings that grew out of my Watercolor for Calm practice and were taken a step further in the studio.
These pieces are a way for me to quiet my mind while exploring pure color, shape, and pigment, using deeper values and granulation, and allowing the paint to move and settle naturally.
Watercolor For Calm
Loose, observational drawings created during live figure sessions.
The focus is on gesture, proportion, and clarity, rather than finish. These drawings are made quickly, prioritizing seeing and responding over refinement.
This body of work reflects an ongoing practice.
Loose, observational drawings created during live figure sessions.
The focus is on gesture, proportion, and clarity, rather than finish. These drawings are made quickly, prioritizing seeing and responding over refinement.
This body of work reflects an ongoing practice.
Figure Drawing
Most work is created using professional watercolor pigments on cotton paper.
I prefer limited palettes, building depth through transparent layering and deliberate color choices. Each piece develops through observation, adjustment, and attention to balance.
Most work is created using professional watercolor pigments on cotton paper.
I prefer limited palettes, building depth through transparent layering and deliberate color choices. Each piece develops through observation, adjustment, and attention to balance.