Gouache is a
water base paint. It has more
pigment in the paint than
watercolors. Watercolor is
transparent to translucent; gouache
is more about solid areas of color
that do not look washed.
Fitz Maurice
has created a stunningly new
technique in the application of the
gouache paint. This is a "Signature
Technique", because no other artist
is using gouache painting this way.
Fitz Maurice
won awards and international acclaim
for creating a "Signature Technique"
in the oil painting--this technique
was all about
texture--building veils of
color on top of each other.
The
"Signature Technique" in the gouache
painting is all about
line.
The line simultaneously establishes
the color, direction, and movement
in the painting all in one stroke.
This requires the artist to be in a
"Zen" state of mind, because an
intense presence is demanded to
paint each and every line.
The
inspiration for these paintings that
will make up the "Snow Series" comes
literally from the artist seeing
Jackson Hole with its monumental
beauty and the landscape coated with
snow. It is the artist's intent to
reflect the magnificent nature that
God has provided. The goal is to
capture the essence of nature
reflecting its pulse, its very
breath, and its life energy. It is
not about making a portrait of
nature; it is not about rendering in
a realistic and traditional way.
The ultimate
goal is for the artist to express
the spirituality that more and more
people on this planet are reaching
for and grasping through personal
development. The priority of these
like-minded people is to honor their
private spirit, the spirit of
others, and the spirit that thrives
in every living thing, ultimately
honoring God himself.
The day will
come when these people that are
reading and immersing themselves in
the new way of life Spirituality and
leaving behind the Mental, the world
of mind, the world of matter, the
world of money, the world of form
will see and know what they are
seeing when they stand in front of
these paintings that they are the
visualization of this Spiritual new
life.
