Rocco Pisto

Rocco Pisto earned a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from Eastern Michigan University in 1974 and

has been painting for over five decades. He is the current President Emeritus of the Michigan

Watercolor Society and holds both a Signature Member and Great Lakes Fellow designation in

that group. He also holds membership in the National Watercolor Society, International Society

of Experimental Artist (ISEA) and the Brighton Art Guild.

Artist Statement:

As a painter for over fifty years, I never tire of the experimental process of starting a piece and

solving the design problems along the way to make it a finished work. Spontaneity, discovery,

individuality, analysis, visual balance, contrast, and contradiction all summarize my thought

process. I find that no two paintings are the same, and I cannot paint the same thing twice. My

technique of painting abstractly by dripping, pouring, splashing, and brushing paint allows the

work to evolve until it meets my criteria of what constitutes a successful piece of art. The

adrenaline of marking pristine, white Arches Watercolor paper with paint is a euphoric process

that never loses its newness or interest.