Why does watercolor get a bad rap by the critics, etc.?
Watercolor has always gotten a bad rap from artists, critics, and museum curators. They consider watercolor a colored drawing, and not a serious medium. Watercolor painters also disagree about how the medium should be used. As a purist, I wish to preserve watercolor’s integrity by not mixing it with any other medium: colored pencil, acrylic, ink, etc. Others think watercolor should be used with every possible combination of the above materials to express themselves more creatively.
