Silly Goldfish

(Gold Fish Bowl by Matesse)

For as long as I can remember I have always enjoyed painting. As a child I fumbled my way through watercolors, grasping that cheap little yellow plastic brush and it’s stringy, to say the least, bristles. The first challenge that brush and I encountered was trying to recreate Matesse’s Gold Fish Bowl painting. I thought to myself the washes must blend perfectly, the colors must be exact, only I didn’t know they were called washes, and I would not say my grade school work was exact. However, I desired above all else for my class work to mimic Matisse’s work. I would not say at the end of this particular painting there were any grand praises or even a gold star. I would however say that during this time period in my life began what would come to be one of the most gratifying expressions of who I am, the addiction, painting.