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Emily Stedman, Woman With Cat, Ascea, Italy, 2010, Watercolor on 140 lb. Watercolor Paper, 20" x 14"
Emily Stedman, Construction Site, Ascea, Italy, 2010, Watercolor on 140 lb. Watercolor Paper, 14" x 20"
Emily Stedman, Sunset, Ascea di Marina, Italy, 2010, Watercolor on 140 lb. Watercolor Paper, 14" x 20"
Emily Stedman, Old Chapel With New Car, Ascea, Italy, 2010, Watercolor on 140 lb. Watercolor Paper, 15" x 20"
Emily Stedman, Fort Riley, Kansas Circa 1940, 2009, Watercolor on 140 lb. Watercolor Paper, 14" x 20"
Ascea, Italy I spent October 2010 at a residency in the medieval village of Ascea, Italy—Wassard Elea. I came with some ideas of what I wanted to do, but the landscape, the medieval village and the people intrigued me more than I could have imagined.
The way people dressed, their attitudes, and the places in which they lived and worked, are what these historical watercolors capture. They are my interpretation of life in the past, viewed in hindsight and use old photographs, many from my family archives.
Emily Stedman
Shaped by my travels through life in the company of intimacy, death and hope, my painting reflects my experiences as a woman and a voyager. Transparent watercolor is spontaneous and unforgiving. This is a direct metaphor for my own experiences with t... » read more
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