May 8th, 2008 by Woody
Next Woody Hansen Watercolor Workshop:
Sacramento, CA., May 24 & 25, 2008. Click here for details
Red Receptacle - DETAIL – Watercolor by Woody Hansen
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It is said one man’s art is another man’s trash. Still, it seems to me that one of the goals of an artist is the attempt to create interest where there is none.
“It would take the study out of the commonplace and make it a work of art.” - Charles W. Hawthorne
“There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person.” - G. K. Chesterton, Journalist and author
April 30th, 2008 by Woody
Next Woody Hansen Watercolor Workshop:
Sacramento, CA., May 24 & 25, 2008. Click here for details
Manzanar Evening - DETAIL – Watercolor by Woody Hansen
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Henry Fukuhara’s annual Manzanar Workshop gets underway this weekend, so I thought it fitting to post Manzanar Evening.
On Friday there will be a paintout at the Spainhower Ranch in Lone Pine where everone will paint at his own pace. Saturday, after a Bill Anderson watercolor demonstration, the group takes to the Alabama Hills to spend the afternoon painting. The Manzanar Interpretive Center is Sunday’s destintion for painting and a demo by JoAnn Formia.
End of the day critiques are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at the Museum of Lone Pine Film History. And, on Monday, the subject matter is provided by the town of Keeler, California with a paint out and Dan Dickman watercolor demonstration.
Look for work created this weekend to be on exhibit in August at APC Fine Arts in Torrance, CA.
April 28th, 2008 by Woody
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Sacramento, CA., May 24 & 25, 2008. Click here for details
Parkway Celebration - DETAIL – Watercolor by Woody Hansen
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Henry Fukuhara who at 95 years of age is blinded by macular degeneration—but still painting—inspired me to experience what might happen if I began a demonstration painting blindfolded. Parkway Celebration is the result.
In this instance, I didn’t create a Post-It Note, three-value plan prior to beginning Parkway Celebration. I began by spending a few minutes on this bright, spring like day studying the surrounding area, all the while creating a mental shape and value plan.
When I felt reasonably comfortable with my mental composition, I blindfolded myself and quickly set about to create a preliminary drawing using only black ink pen line. While blindfolded I attempted to recreate a variety of loose but pleasing shapes that might suggest images of nearby subject matter.
Upon removing the blindfold I was pleasantly surprised by what I saw on the paper. I was so pleased I almost stopped right there, without adding anything further! However, since the goal was to create a painting, not a drawing I continued in an attempt to bring the painting process to completion.
I’m indebted to Rich Osborn who took this “art in action” photo (below) during a similar workshop demo.
April 24th, 2008 by Woody
Next Workshop:
Sacramento, CA., May 24 & 25, 2008. Click here for details
Hawaiian Afternoon - DETAIL - Watercolor by Woody Hansen
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The sketch for this painting was done some years ago during a trip to the Hawaiian islands. Everything that can be written about Hawaii has been written, so I’ll save the reader any extended comments.
I will add that long before my first visit to Hawaii—courtesy of the United States Army—I, like so many others had become enamored with the islands though the work of James Michener. Michener’s Hawaii is one of the few books I have read from the beginning to the end in a single sitting!
April 23rd, 2008 by Woody
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University Art is featuring free watercolor demonstrations in Sacramento
SATURDAY, April 26th
Watercolorist David Peterson
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DEMONSTRATION at 2610 Marconi location 11:30am to 1:30pm
DEMONSTRATION at 601 J Street, Sacramento - 3:00pm to 5:00pm
SATURDAY, May 3rd
Watercolorist Jeannie Vodden
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DEMONSTRATION at 2610 Marconi, Sacramento - Noon to 4:00pm
April 19th, 2008 by Woody
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First they came for the Communists,
and I didn’t speak up,
because I wasn’t a Communist.
Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn’t speak up,
because I wasn’t a Jew.
Then they came for the Catholics,
and I didn’t speak up,
because I was a Protestant.
Then they came for me,
and by that time there was no one
left to speak up for me.
by Rev. Martin Niemoller, 1945
April 18th, 2008 by Woody
Next Workshop:
Sacramento, CA., May 24 & 25, 2008. Click here for details
Point of View - DETAIL - Watercolor by Woody Hansen
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A cemetery—like a painting— can be viewed positively, or negatively depending on one’s point of view.
April 13th, 2008 by Woody
Woody’s Next Workshop:
Sacramento, CA., May 17 & 18, 2008. Click here for details
Watercolor Artists of Sacramento Horizons invites you to its 30th Anniversary
“AWASH With Color,” 2008 Members Show, Saturday, April 12, 2008, 5-9 PM.
The anniversary program honoring past presidents of WASH follows the awards program at 6 PM. Live music by Breez will be featured throughout the evening. Anniversary cake, and hors d’ourves wlll be served.
Exhibit runs April 1-19, 2007 Gallery open Tuesday 11AM-7PM, Wed-Sat 11AM-3PM. Further details are available by following THIS LINK.
April 10th, 2008 by Woody
Next Workshop:
Sacramento, CA., May 24 & 25, 2008. Click here for details
Mendocino Rooftop - DETAIL - Watercolor by Woody Hansen
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Subject matter is everywhere. For example, during a recent workshop I did the sketch for Mendocino Rooftops—on a napkin—while waiting for breakfast at the Bay View Cafe, in Mendocino, CA.
“No endeavor that is worthwhile is simple in prospect; if it is right, it will be simple in retrospect.” - Edward Teller, Physicist (1908-2003)
April 7th, 2008 by Woody
Next Workshop:
Sacramento, CA., May 24 & 25, 2008. Click here for details
Pomo Point II - DETAIL – Watercolor by Woody Hansen
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I appreciate the clean, sure shapes, values, and colors of this rather simply stated piece, which was created as a demo at a recent Mendocino Watercolor Workshop. Another version of Fort Bragg’s Pomo Point can be viewed by following this link and clicking on the photograph.
“The fewer the lines the more important each line.” - Picasso
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