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Let me introduce myself. I am Edward Eugene Wade Jr and I paint watercolors. I want to personally thank you for checking out my website and art. It is an honor to me that you would take the time and I really hope you enjoy what you see. You can read a little bit about me and my life following this introduction and then you just might understand me and why I paint what I paint better. Enjoy!   Edward Eugene Wade Jr. was born in 1956 to Edward Eugene Wade Sr. and Juanita Wade in Milwaukee Wisconsin. He is married to Carlene and they have four children and two grand children. They currently live in Marianna, which is a small town in Arkansas. Ed studied graphic communications at the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh. This is where he was introduced to watercolors. Ed says that one of his instructors told him that between oils, acrylics and watercolors that watercolor’s was the toughest in his opinion. He said that because it is a transparent medium and unforgiving. If you make a mistake you can’t just cover it up like with the other two. Ed saw that as a challenge and dived right in.   I have always loved the peace and quiet that comes with being alone while I create my art. I have always been kinda shy, but don't ask my wife because she will give you a different answer. I am probably somewhat of a loner because I don't really like being in the big crowds. The best thing I like about big crowds is drawing them........ There are so many shapes.   Ed admits that he didn’t really take watercolors seriously until after he had left school. It was around 1985 when he bought some watercolor instruction books and just started practicing everyday. He has fallen in love with the media of watercolor and strives to master it. Ed is inspired by many artists of varying styles. These include Frank Webb, Paul Goodnight, Charles Palmer, M.C. Escher, Tony Couch, Dean Mitchell, Tom Lynch, Andrew Wyeth, Jean Dobie and Norman Rockwell. Ed says, “ I am constantly trying to see shapes better and in order to do that I must simplify. That’s major for me because I have always been into details that’s why M.C. Escher, Dean Mitchell and Norman Rockwell are on my list of most admired artists. I took a lot of figure drawing in college and therefore include figures in many of my works. I try and let nature stand on it’s on sometimes but I just love the figure so much that the painting often looks incomplete to me without someone human in there. I am getting better however. I find that I am in a constant state of learning, always the student. My subject matter is whatever moves me, a group of people standing, a group of cows, flowers, children, buildings etc. I am looking for shapes, not a particular subject. I also put forth a strong effort to be varied in my color schemes so my palette changes from painting to painting.    It is always hard to step out and ask for that first dance, and it was no different for me. The though of rejection and hearing that horrible word no just has a way of locking up your knees and you feel like you forgot how to walk. I remember the reluctance I felt when i first decided to paint with bolder and more vibrant colors. It was a step into the unknown and I simply wasn't comfortable, but once I stepped out and explored the possibilities, I have never looked back. I have been a shoe salesman, a firefighter, a security guard, a police- man, a meat packer and currently a Pastor. I have never lost my love for the arts. I have always had the desire to pick up my pencils and sketch or my brushes and paint. My inspiration is life itself, I look for those moments that would normally go un-noticed. I like to capture those moments in time and freeze them for everyone to see. Hopefully they help you to remember some of your own “Moments in time.” Ed’s work has been published by, Artistic Impressions, Intercontinental Greetings, Arts Uniq, Ellis and Lord Editions, and currently Montage Art and Design. I would love to show you some more of my art so click on the link below and let's get started. Ed's Art Gallery Third Sphere website hosting goes way beyond your expectations of a web hosting service. That's why I switched to Third Sphere and I am very impressed. Click the banner above for details.