About RADU DUMITRESCU

Painting has always been the driving force for me. I soon realized that watercolor is the appropriate way for expressing myself as a painter. I feel that watercolor offers me the way to find and to reveal what is beyond the image, the meaning, the soul, the life, the magic of the subject.

I feel my style is spontaneous, powerful and passionate, I try to interpret the effects of light and color, to explore all the consequences of the combination of color, water and paper.

About my technique: I consider that drawing is very important in watercolor technique. After choosing a subject, I draw on drawing paper at the same scale with the painting. This is the first step where I start to discover and understand the essence of the subject. The second step consists of drawing again on the watercolor paper. The third step is coloring ;I use the wet on wet technique.

I prefer to paint with height quality materials: 300 g/m2 paper Daler Rowney and Vincent brush.

Painting expositions:

·       Baltic Bridges, International Watercolor Biennial, Lituania, 2016

·       `Freedom of Self Expression, International Watercolor Exhibition, Budapest, Hungary, 2016, (mention award)

·        Watercolor Biennial Belgrade, Serbia, 2016

·       Watercolor Art Society-Houston's 2016 International Watercolor Exhibition

·       International Watercolor Festival, Tirana, Albania, 2015

·       Internation Watercolor Biennial, Castra, Slovenia, 2015

·       Spencer Art Gallery, Charleston, NC, USA: 2014, “Feelings” personal exhibition

·       U”Art Gallery, Bucharest: 2014; “Traveling in the light”, personal exhibition

·       U”Art Gallery, Bucharest: 2014; “Traveling in the light”, personal exhibition

·       Herastrau Gallery, Bucharest, Romania: 2012

·       Elite Art Gallery, Bucharest, Romania: 2010

·       Many works in private collections in United States, Germany, Greece, Romania