George Collin’s passion for self-exploration through his paintings has brought the blend of precision and creativity to its finest, resulting in masterpieces of emotional journeys.  His use of vivid watercolors, employing both his conscious and subconscious states of mind, make his paintings visual delights.  They tell a story of reality and a dream world and they find a perfect balance as the end result.

George’s muse has always been his self-exploration. His paintings have been his journals traveling from his mind to your eyes.  From an early age George began receiving recognition for his unique style and raw talents in art.  As a young high school student, he began winning awards in Morristown, New Jersey.  He harnessed his raw talent thru education attending a small liberal arts college in La Grange, Georgia, in 1964, where he majored in art.  In Georgia, opportunity knocked on his door and George began selling and showing his work to the public including at the well-known Piedmont Art Show in Atlanta.

George’s design eye had blossomed and after college he began to design and style patterns for men's casual footwear.  Some of his designs were manufactured and sold by large volume retailers like Thom McAn and Flagg Brothers.  Following his years as a men’s shoe designer, George branched out his talents and found pleasure in landscape design and management. His clientele included some of the most beautiful estate properties in the country; one even graced the cover of “Better Homes and Gardens.”

After a successful fifteen-year career in horticulture, George decided to pursue his education further by getting his Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology from JFK University in Orinda, CA, after which he opened a private practice specializing in Men’s Sexual Addiction (CompulsionSolutions.com).  He has been a success in the field of psychology as well as continuing to grow in the artist’s community. 

George‘s life is a blessed one.  He has lived on the East Coast to the West Coast.  He has had many successful careers and his talents as an artist continue to flourish. 

George currently resides in Pleasant Hill, California with his beautiful wife Paldrom. 

I have always found pleasure in the idea of creating, whether it is art, footwear, or landscape.  My series of art has been called “a visual splendor of a continuous unwinding story.”  I consider this series to be an experience of my mind and my heart coming together on paper.

Since 1994, I have been working on a series of uniquely colorful and detailed stream-of-unconscious watercolors.  When the mood hits me to create, I sit in my studio and I allow my hand to begin what forms it wants drawn on the page before me.  In a sense, these shapes seem to be an extension of my unconscious psyche.  These forms and shapes choose themselves.

Once the main shapes have taken focus, I use watercolors to seamlessly enhance the tone of my feelings onto paper.  That part is pure freedom.  I just let go and open myself to creation. 

Once my creativity is on the page, I begin the process of using fine pen work to detail the looseness of the contents in front of me.  When the piece is done, I feel balanced between freedom and control.  Each piece is uniquely independent, although I use the same medium of watercolors and fine black pens.

The final image before you brings out my inner desires, fears, joys, sorrows and much more.  It is as though every painting I complete, I am letting a piece of myself go to make room for new experiences and emotions. 

Note: Images in this series are printed (typically 8”x10”) on William Turner 310 gsm paper from the Hahnemuhle Papermill in Dassel, Germany.  This paper is white, age resistant 100% rag, with a fine toothy surface.  William Turner 310 is 100% acid free with a neutral ph than can stand the test of time over “several centuries.”