Welcome to Picasso Dingo!
Hello! I'm Colleen McWatters, an artist from Albany, NY. I am happy you found me! This is the one and only place online to purchase authentic prints of my art.
I have been an artist since I was old enough to hold a pencil. I spent my childhood drawing the pictures from coloring books, instead of coloring in the books themselves. I remember one specific coloring book that was at my Grandmother's house, full of images of Precious Moments. I spent countless hours at her kitchen table drawing those pictures on any piece of scrap paper I could find.
The only place to find original art prints by Albany, NY based artist,
Colleen McWatters
Throughout my life as an artist, I have worked in many different mediums. I paint in acrylics and oils, I draw in pencil, pen and ink, charcoal and oil pastels. I have created wearable works of art in the form of one-of-a-kind statement necklaces under the moniker Lua Cheia Jewelry. I sold my jewelry for 8 fun years full of indoor and outdoor art fairs and festivals. I have spent the last 14 years creating cut paper art that I animate using stop motion to create short films and music videos. My animation is a collaborative effort with my dear husband, Tom, under the business name McH2O Animation.
Out of all the various mediums I use to create my art, drawing in pencil, oil pastels, and charcoal has always been my favorite medium to work in. I fell in love with charcoal when I was 15 years old when my parents enrolled me in a summer college art program. This was my first experience with charcoal and conte crayon as well as my first experience with drawing from a life model. It came so naturally and brought me so much joy. I credit the drawings I made in that program for my receipt of a Presidental Scholarship to Pratt at Munson Williams Proctor Art Institute. After my time at Pratt, I finished my art degree at SUNY Albany in my home town.
Over the years, I have supported my passion for art by working office jobs. Due to this, I developed severe carpal tunnel, which caused debilitating pain when drawing. The pressure I needed to use to create the vibrant, layered colors on paper was too much and I stopped drawing for many years. A few years back, I had carpal tunnel surgery and was determined to draw again, but the pain of working with traditional mediums persisted. This is when I discovered digital art.
For the last year, I have learned how to draw in a digital medium. After much practice, trial and error, I am now able to recreate the look and style of my traditional art in a digital form. Since this breakthrough, I am now able to draw daily and for hours at a time. Something I haven't been able to do since I was in college.
I invite you to peruse my site and hope that you enjoy the art that you see. Prints of each drawing are available in several sizes. All prints are made on gallary wrapped canvas, and come ready to hang right out of the box.