Friday, 17 January 2014

Finding Reliable Water Color Artists

By Marissa Velazquez


Many of the times, it is possible to come across an incredible piece of painting made by a watercolor artist and wonder how you can find him. Locating water color artists is not easy and depends on whether they signed their name on the work they did or not. Even if the work is signed, it does not guarantee that you will be able to fetch enough information regarding the people behind it. Finding a dependable artist mostly depends on your patience.

The first step towards finding an artist is to check if the painting is signed. Normally, if there is no signature on the front, it has to be in the lower corner on the right or left. If you doubt that the painting is attached to a substrate, you will have to decide whether to damage the watercolor paper to check. However you can also consult a professional if you have questions. You may also find the services of an appraiser to be of use. He can help you with assessment.

Another individual you should seek in this task is a restorer. He can help you with the safe removal of the substrate. Once you know the source, you can also know the person responsible for a certain painting. If you are aware of the gallery that a certain work came from, the people in that gallery can recognize the work and direct you to the artist who did it. If after all these you find out that you still do not know the artist responsible for a certain collection, seek the services of an arts professional who works in a nearby local museum or arts organization.

He can estimate the dates that the paintings were done or he might identify the people responsible for them. Paintings have a certain style that identifies them in terms of date or place. If the artist who did the job is well recognized, an arts professional will find it easy to identify him. If you still find it impossible to identify the people behind some fine paintings, try to go online. Check for some images through the internet and see if there is a match.

The internet can also help with direct searches. Provided you have a good search engine, you should be able to see lists of dependable artists from various sources. Some websites even contain the artists profiles and all the achievements they have made in their careers.

However, matching the images you have with those that are online can be an exhausting and long process that does not give any assurance that the process will be successful. One of the reasons for this is that there are many works by good artists that are unnoticed. Another option is to ask your buddies particularly those that are into painting for assistance.

Maybe they know about some fine artists or they can help you find the person behind a piece of art that you have come across. However, you should not put your whole trust on friends. This is because they can be misleading at times.

Friends tend to favor other friends when it comes to doing business. So they can lead you to a certain artist not because the person is good at what he does but because he is his friend and wants to do him a favor. There is no way you can fail to locate dependable water color artists if you will follow these steps.




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