Annie Owens’ “Terribly Happy” Art Show at Copro Gallery

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Our friend Hi-Fructose Magazine co-founder Annie Owens is having a solo art show “Terribly Happy” at Copro Gallery in Santa Monica. The show opens on March 19th and runs through April 9th. Nathan Spoor has posted a Hi-Fructose interview with Annie about her new show, including a preview of some of her paintings that will be on display.

When you approach a new piece, do you know what the outcome will be or is it an intuitive or learning process?

It’s both. Watercolor has a life of it’s own. You can’t paint over mistakes or “happy accidents” as they’re sometimes called. I hear I’m supposed to just go with it. I like the look and feel of watercolors but I tend to want more control than the medium wants to give so even though I have a planned out idea, the final outcome is always very different. When I’m really married to an idea sometimes I can’t accept what happens even if other people tell me it looks great – I’ll start all over again. I’ve started certain paintings 2 or 3 times even after having past a mid or finish point. I really want to try oils but I’m going for something with watercolors that I don’t feel I’ve achieved yet so until I do, I’ll keep wrestling with it.

Scott Beale
Scott Beale

Scott Beale is the founder of Laughing Squid and is based in New York City. When not running the blog, Scott can be found posting on Threads and sharing photos on Instagram.