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The New England seasonal landscape inspires my watercolor. A Little Watercolorist incorporates my painting and thoughts, which are expressed through illustration. The little girl appreciates people, animals, nature and her surroundings. She expresses love, caring and support through her daily life.
Design elements of color, value, texture, shape and line contrast within painted and illustrated areas to attract the viewers attention, allowing for an imaginative connection between the sections.
In the painting, full color harmony and value changes are used to create space and atmosphere. Shapes are not defined by lines, but by the brush marks that create natural textures. In contrast, the illustrations are constructed with simple line and shape without the use of color, value and texture.
The proportion and interrelationship of the painting and illustration gradually shifts to create excitement and movement within each story. A lively storytelling style has been adapted to be simple and rhythmic. I've added Japanese to share this work with people from my own country of Japan.
About the author
Sumiyo Toribe was born in Kyoto, Japan during September 1973. Toribe studied art throughout her education, but began painting seriously when she joined the graduate painting program at the Savannah College of Art and Design in 1996. Her works have been published in several magazines and newspapers and featured on local television. She instructs art classes online, privately, and at the college level. She has participated in juried, group, and solo exhibits, received several awards, a grant, and published the art book Painting by Lyrics. She participates in several juried art shows throughout the year.
