About me
MartiN STÜBLER
Hi, my name is Martin Stübler. In this context I'm a traveling watercolor artist passionate about capturing the moods of the places I have visited.
I sell my paintings and donate 100% of the revenue to charitable causes because I deeply believe that art should ultimately improve people's lives.
When I was studying at Cornell in 2017, my room-mate was Junwai Dai, a famous Chinese watercolor artist. I spent night after night watching him paint until I could not resist to trying it myself — and it changed my life.
When I was studying at Cornell in 2017, my room-mate was Junwai Dai, a famous Chinese watercolor artist. I spent night after night watching him paint until I could not resist to trying it myself — and it changed my life.
About painting watercolor:The first stroke of a fully loaded squirrel brush over cold pressed paper always opens up a space of unprecedented possibility and powerlessness. Water and pigment embracing each other asking for a dance, wild swirls as they go round and round. I feel bashful I'm standing here, watching these two lovers kiss. I'm confined in the rolle of a silent observer, walking with them over blank paper stealing glimpses of their movements. Watercolor has taught me a fascination for wild things and a deep understanding that they are fade even as you try to grasp them too firmly.
Painting style
My style is free flowing between romantic naturalism with a dash of Impressionism.
I strictly adhere to the ‘English Method‘ where no white pigment is used for painting – Instead, patches or spots of white paper are left unpainted.
Reductionism
To me, taking a photo is the first glimpse of discovering the underlying essence of a scene, You can see some of my photographic inspiration on my Photography page. Photography and painting are two related actions, but the latter uses even more reductive, selective and affirmative methods.