“BIG BOY BLOCKS”

Many years ago a friend lived in Arizona and outside the wall of his house was this stack of bricks/blocks. The combination of the smaller bricks with the cinder blocks made for an interesting composition…especially the “looking down” perspective into the interior of some bricks. The intense sunlight added to the image with the shadows cutting across diagonally. I thought I could have some fun by choosing bright colors to paint the bricks and make it more like a “pop art” image. If a person can’t have fun in art…where can they?
(Perhaps this image would be appropriate in the room of a small child…boy OR girl)

Robin Vander Hamm

I specialize in watercolors that are inspired by my world travels. My subject matter ranges from South American landscapes to the flora of California. The use of bright colors, original designs and exotic settings are components I bring to my paintings. The incredible range of transparent watercolor allows me to capture the fragile beauty of a single flower or the somber mood of a gray day. For me, an artist is only limited by their imagination and technical skill. The elements of control and spontaneity make it a challenging endeavor. The thought of ever mastering the medium becomes more and more elusive and perhaps a goal never to be fully achieved.

I find the process of creating watercolors very satisfying and it also provides many side benefits…the greatest of these is the ability to see beauty everywhere.

So please wander through these images. There is some text beneath each. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did creating them.