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Artwork by Aaron Eminger

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About Aaron Eminger

Aaron Eminger I'm a Berkeley-based watercolor artist who paints landscapes and streetscapes of the Bay Area and beyond. I enjoy painting scenes with urban, natural, historical, and quirky architectural appeal. Above all, I'm drawn to scenes that invite people to enter them and weave their own stories, memories, and fantasies. My style flows between Realism and Impressionism. My perspective began in childhood, when I'd often gaze down unfamiliar streets toward the limits of my vision. With a sense of awe and wonder, I'd imagine what those new worlds might be like if I entered them. As a boy in elementary school with dyslexia and poor handwriting, I was highly sensitive to what people thought of my work on the page. Would it be accepted or judged as inferior? I was always drawing and showing my work to people, trying to gauge what kind of response it would get. Luckily, my drawing skills were considered remarkable for my age, and the responses were usually positive. Along the way, I learned that everyone would respond differently, and some would appreciate my style more than others. From ages ten to twelve, I took lessons in watercolor technique from a professional artist who had been classically trained in France and Germany. While I was told I had promise in watercolors, I was attracted more to the rich color and contrast of oil painting. At age fifteen I won a Gold Key (a regional scholastic award) for a watercolor still life. In my early twenties, I sold chalk pastels of fantasy and Native American themes. I then put my brushes aside to focus on playing guitar and composing. In 2003, at a point in my life where I was desperate for a meaningful pastime, I was inspired to return to painting. I completed a few local streetscapes that remained hidden in my tablet, though people were always enthusiastic when I showed them. In 2015, I developed a steady art practice where I continue to refine my approach. I gradually learned how to make watercolors into the medium I wanted it to be, rather than to imitate a traditional style. In the process, I've developed layering techniques that fulfill my childhood vision. I use small, dry brushes for fine details and larger brushes for soft, gentle washes. My intention is to bring out rich textures and depths of color, light, and shadow. As I’ve evolved as an artist, it’s become more important to convey feelings of intrigue, drama, joy, and well-being than to dazzle viewers with technical skills. Mastering my craft has given me more freedom to enhance the emotional aspects of real-world scenes. My work process crystalizes into images that have a translucent quality without crossing into the realm of fantasy. These days I’m less concerned about criticism and more conscious of what I want to convey with each painting. How can I balance all of the elements in each section of the painting—composition, color, contrast, texture, and detail—into a visual symphony that’s true to life yet carries viewers beyond it? I’m always honing my craft to share what first inspired me to render a particular scene in watercolors.