Penny Winn Wildlife Artist
Just a little about Penny
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About Wildlife Artist Penny WinnI am predominantly a wildlife artist from Madrid, New Mexico. I work mostly in watercolors, but I can and will work in acrylics and epoxy paints. I like to working to create paintings to make people smile and think about the animals I paint. Every painting is a place I would like to be, an escape from the moment in time. I usually paint the subject from a photograph, but I add backgrounds from my imagination. However, there are times that I recreate photographs if that is the desire of the client.
I paint for many reasons, pain relief, (I was injured in the war) because I can, and I love it. I started painting because after I retired from being a school principal, I didn’t really know I could do it, but it came to me with practice and I just loved it. I feel so alive when I am working, I am at peace, I am not haunted by war. The animals get inside of me and they want to be on the paper. They help bring themselves to life. I love being able to disappear into my work. I can’t believe I can paint sometimes. I am primarily self-taught when it comes to painting animals, well painting at all. My favorite tool is my hairbrush, paintbrush because it works so well when I paint fur. I love watercolor, it’s translucent, colorful, blends so well. I love finishing a painting and seeing that it wasn’t exactly what I was expecting. I know it turned out well when I look at it and I don’t want to fix something. I tend to paint intricate animals or people with colorful backgrounds. I love to paint with white… This is not normal for a water-colorist, but I add it to all of my paintings. My favorite colors to paint with are purple, burnt sienna, thalo green, and ultramarine blue. I love to paint a good sunset or sunrise; I think that it will add to the painting. For me it changes the dynamic of what you are looking at. A painting is such a glorious thing, a flowing thing. What a blessing to be able to have this gift to give. Cheers, Penny! Welcome to my studio! |