Exhibition takes a fresh look at watercolor

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Watercolor has a reputation as a “less serious” painting medium than oils or acrylics. It is seen as the refuge of dabbling weekend artists, good only for the depiction of stock subject matter such as overly bucolic landscapes, sailboats in a scenic bay, and saccharine floral imagery.

Nothing could be more wrong-headed or disrespectful.

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