Jon Milstein

I'm increasingly aware of the pace of change in our world and I'm interested in using watercolor to capture the look and feel of today. The Teslas, strip malls, and smart phones that populate our day to day lives will one day seem quaint. I think I'm trying to document this place and time in a way that acknowledges that things are moving so quickly but I want to hold on and do it in traditional medium.

Artistically, I've always needed (and found) one outlet or another and enjoyed drawing while growing up in Northern Virginia in the 80s and 90s. For several years I mostly scratched my creative itch doing improv comedy, but I've made the executive decision to pivot back to the visual arts. What I think improv and watercolor have in common is that both work best when you let go and stop trying to control the scene-I can only try to react.