Clay and Paper Gallery of Art, “April, Dunedin 2nd Friday Featured Artist Series”
Friday, April 13, 2018
5:30pm to 8:30pm
Clay and Paper welcomes watercolorist Amanda Fullerton to the gallery.
Clay and Paper Gallery of Art’s, April, Dunedin 2nd Friday Featured Artist Series” showcases new work by one of the gallery artists. This month’s artist is Amanda Fullerton, Clay and Paper’s newest artist.
Amanda paints with watercolor on Yupo, a slick non-porous surface made of polypropylene. The watercolor paint sits on the surface resulting in intense pigment that can move while wet. She starts with a transparent layer of colors and sometimes adds texture with various materials and tools. Allowing the paint to dry she can carefully add layers of paint. Final layers may use a higher pigmented paint like gouache and sometimes a touch of acrylic. When complete the painting is fixed with a UV-resistant clear coat. The results look very different from traditional watercolors.
Amanda, a native Floridian, began her art career as an artist at Walt Disney World and Sea World when she was a teenager. After a 20 year career as a professional geologist she returned to her first calling creating art.
Amanda is a signature member of the Watercolor Society of North Carolina and the Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society. She is also a member of the National Watercolor Society, Florida Watercolor Society, and Southern Watercolor Society. Her art has been juried into shows and has won awards.