Alvaro Castagnet

Impressionist Approach to Watercolour
October 19 - 23, 2009, Boone, NC

If you are seeking further insight into this magic medium, this course will provide solutions to all your questions. Alvaro will explain aspects of successful painting using demonstrations and detailed analysis. He covers a full range of subject matter, from simpler compositions of seascapes and landscapes, to street scenes and interiors. You will learn how to recognize major shapes, draw, understand tone, place figures in your work and master techniques from dry brush to wet-on-wet. He will reveal the secrets of painting into the light; creating a variety of edges from soft to hard and many other helpful hints designed to help you reach new heights of artistic ability. You will paint with confidence and new found enthusiasm. Alvaro is very helpful and encouraging with a lively personality, flamboyant style, and superb teaching style make him a perennial favorite with artists of all levels. Students need to have good basic skills in handling watercolor for this course.

Alvaro was born in South America and migrated to Australia in 1983. Two years after arriving in Australia, he was appointed Art Director of Melbourne’s Latin America Festival. Alvaro has traveled and taught workshops all over the world since 1992. He has been featured in numerous art magazines and books. He is the author of the book, video and DVD “Watercolor With a Passion”. He is currently working on his next book and a new series of watercolor DVDs. He is fluent in many languages including Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and English. Alvaro has won many prestigious awards for his paintings, and his works have been acquired by private and corporate collectors worldwide. www.alvarocastagnet.net

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