Things I paint in my little book are for practice. For me to get more acquainted with the medium in general. Mixing, control, working with happy accidents...all that good stuff. Buy why practice? Why do I want to be better with watercolors?
It's an interesting question. I suppose on some level all the people in the early days saying digital painting wasn't 'real' or that it was 'cheating' got to me in some way. No, I don't think they were right, but there is a certain legitimacy to physical mediums that digital just doesn't command yet, though there is growing respect for it. Plus, I really like the look of it and the serene meditative state I find myself in when using watercolors. I just don't get that when working digitally.
If we want to take the question a step further, it's because I like making things that myself and others enjoy looking at. I don't need a deep emotional reason, or a cause I'm trying to draw attention to. I just want it to look cool. I want to make things that people like looking at. I know there are a lot of 'fine arts' types who just hate that idea, but it's the truth. If you feel the need to explain or justify your work with those things go for it, but I don't. Unless it's work for a client, in which case, they supply the why for me, and I still just worry about making it look cool. :)
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