Artists magazine watercolor silver still life a demo in the april 2011 issue of watercolor artist, laurin mccracken shares his favorite recipes for grays and shows you how to use them to best effect in a number of different. Mccracken took his first watercolor classes in 1999 with gwen bragg at the art. Born in meridian, mississippi, he attended auburn university. Laurin mccracken sws workshop supply list paper a sketch book 1 sheet of 300 lb arches cold press or fabriano soft press, cut into a couple of 14. Watercolor artist sewickley lauren moss watercolor. Watercolor artist keiko tanabe invites us into her studio to learn color mixing alongside her. He owned two highly respected galleryframe shops in the kansas city area for over 25 years. The way the colors fade seamlessly into each other can provide a sense of calm. This video is about laurin mccracken parte 1 demo sperlonga 30 april 2016 hotel aurora sperlonga italy. Only 4 tx artists were accepted, and 2 are from swa. Michael holter and bob cook were both accepted to the national watercolor society exhibition. Lisa budd is an accomplished artist in several media including traditional watercolor, oils, and watercolors on yupo. Southside gallery will feature paintings by martin arnold and watercolors by laurin mccracken during the month of september.
Online gallery and store of giclee prints and original watercolors by artist, laurin mccracken. Mccracken is an awardwinning artist whose paintings have been exhibited in juried shows coast to coast including the philadelphia water color society, niagara frontier watercolor society, pittsburgh watercolor society and the adirondacks national exhibition of american watercolors, california watercolor society, southern watercolor society and. Learn to create mood using underpaintings that add depth and color using color harmonies. To understand the appeal of watercolor painting today, learn more about some of the most famous watercolor artists throughout history. Its ethereal vibe and often colorful palette make these paintings ideal for a childs room or a bathroom or any space that needs a bit of life breathed into it. Shanika kenneth shanika is a secondgeneration artist.
He also graduated from princeton university with a masters in architecture and urban planning. In mccrackens view, these painters were masters at recording the world around them and how it changed over a period of 100150 years. Laurin mccracken is a realist watercolorist whose work is largely influenced by the dutch and flemish still life painters of the 16th and 17th centuries. Laurin mccrackens musthave tool american watercolor. Laurin mccracken is the chief marketing officer of jacobs global building na in ft. I will demonstrate all my painting techniques, including how to paint the black backgrounds. I found an article in watercolor artist magazine, april 2011, by lauren mccracken about using grays. Five quick and easy free art tips from cheap joe miller duration. Laurin mccracken festival acquerello sperlonga italia 2016 parte 1.
Like audubon, she was inspired by the natural world, but her interpretation of it is the complete opposite. Join facebook to connect with lauren mccracken and others you may know. Below is a list of articles that have been written by or about me and my paintings. I am laurie goldsteinwarren and i live in west virginia. As an artist with synesthesia, melissa mccracken paints abstract paintings inspired by music. Kelly kane, editor in chief and her staff do a terrific job to educate and inform the watercolor community.
You will learn a lot about watercolor in general and realism. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Whether you are looking for an original watercolor painting or a high quality art print, saatchi art has over 140,765 original watercolor paintings for sale from emerging artists around the world. Laurin mccracken has put the skills learned over the years as an architect. See more ideas about watercolor art, watercolor and watercolor paintings. They recorded the world as they saw it objects on a table, light seen through a window from the left. I quickly learned that if i was going to paint in a highly realistic style the flowers would not. The artists work will be on display september 4 th september 30 th.
Interview with watercolorist laurin mccracken creative catalyst. Washrag information deadline for copy, photographs and adver. As an artist i am more interested in painting the emotional excitement i feel for a subject than in creating a photorealistic rendering of it. Masking the highlights in the foil with daniel smith artist masking fluid, here you. View the profiles of people named lauren mccracken. Together, they demonstrate the incredible range that watercolor has. It was a bit disconcerting for laurin mccracken when, after taking his first formal watercolor class at the age of 57, he discovered he was very.
The fundamental skills of british watercolor techniques paint like the masters learn how they did it. His work has been published in many national and international magazines and books. In each of these workshops awardwinning reva power will focus on one aspect of watercolor technique and application. Sdws conducts workshops, supports juried shows, and does outreach to local schools. Laurin mccracken combines many of the skills he learned as an architect with his experiences of studying art history, drawing, taking photographs and visiting many of the worlds leading museums to use as a watercolorist.
In the second series of four workshops awardwinning reva power will focus on four more intermediate to advanced watercolor techniques and applications. Laurin mccracken has put the skills learned over the years as an architect, drawing, photographing and observing into use as a watercolorist. San diego watercolor society is dedicated to nurturing artists who use waterbased media to describe their world and their responses to it. And with those accomplishments come future challenges. Synesthesia examples from synesthesia artist melissa mccracken. An artists reception is scheduled for thursday, september 7 th, 5 8 pm martin arnold took a nontraditional path to becoming an artist.
Kathy krantz fieramosca demonstrates how artists can bring together gouache, watercolor and colored pencil to. When i was young, ballet, tap and jazz dancing was my creative outlet. He is a signature member of more than a dozen watercolor societies including the american watercolor society, national. He holds a bachelor of arts and a bachelor of architecture from rice university. Laurin mccracken is an american watercolor painter known for his photorealistic still lifes, florals, landscapes and other subjects.
The limited size of these workshops will ensure participants will get individual attention. Watercolor silver still life a demo artists network. Lauren moss is a watercolor artist in pennsylvania who has been dedicating her life to art for the past sixteen years. See more ideas about watercolor, watercolor art and painting. My watercolor painting youve got mail has been juried by lauren mccracken into the missouri watercolor society 2018 international exhibition at the quingdao laoshan museum in quingdao, china june 19 through july 5,2018,this painting won an honorable mention in this show. His work has been published in the leading art magazines such as american. The fundamental skills of british watercolor techniques. In the april 2011 issue of watercolor artist, laurin mccracken shares his favorite recipes for grays and shows you how to use them to best effect in a number of different still life and landscape paintings. Laurin mccracken is an architect who has put the skills learned over the years in drawing, photographing and observing to use as a watercolorist. For forty years, mccracken worked as an architect and the head of marketing for several of the nations leading architectural and engineering firms. Join facebook to connect with laurin mccracken and others you may know. Dave maxwell and lauren mccracken received good news from china. This painting is really titled homage to janet because i painted it after meeting janet rogers.
A lifelong advocate for the arts, berlynne has served in many roles with local theatre, music and visual art groups. My watercolor painting youve got mail has been juried by lauren mccracken into the missouri watercolor society 2018 international exhibition at the quingdao laoshan museum in quingdao, china june 19 through july 5,2018,this painting won an honorable mention in. In mccracken s view, these painters were masters at recording the world around them and how it changed over a period of 100150 years. The son of a dutch parson, he hungarian, canadian, american zoltan szabo was born in hungary where he attended art school before he. Mccracken is an awardwinning artist whose paintings have been exhibited in juried shows around the world, in multiple shows, international watercolor juried exhibitions he is a signature member of more than a dozen watercolor societies. Her work has been included in collections throughout the world, and has been published in over 60 national and international artist publications, including australian artist, international artist magazine, watercolor artist, american artist, san francisco chronicle. He also demonstrates step by step how to paint realistic watercolor clouds in 10 simple steps. Dutch vincent van gogh was an artist whose work is one of the formative influences of 20thcentury art and whose life of suffering has become legendary. When i started painting in watercolor, i painted flowers. Laurin mccracken catching the light southwest art magazine.
I was thrilled that a great watercolor artist, lauren mccracken, selected my painting called janet to receive the best of show honors at the lake granbury art association juried show. To get a better sense of what the artist experienced as she created each painting, click the song title beneath each image to listen to the music that inspired such gorgeous works. Laurin mccracken festival acquerello sperlonga italia. International juried exhibition, lauren mccracken juror. Realism in watercolor laurin mccracken is a realist watercolorist whose work is largely influenced by the dutch and flemish still life painters of the 16th and 17th centuries. She attended fit in new york, and has an impressive list of honors including elected membership in the american watercolor society, signature memberships in the salmagundi club, audubon society, allied artists of america, and. I dont find myself using many grays, but there are times when you want a lot of gray tones, and a variety of them. He has earned a bfa at the worldrenowned kansas city art institute 1975.
Laurin mccracken is a signature member of more than a dozen watercolor societies including the american watercolor society, national watercolor society, transparent watercolor society of america, southern watercolor society and the mississippi watercolor society. Here, he demonstrates his process for painting one of his signature silver still lifes. I have been painting watercolors for nineteen years. When she retired from her profession of interior designer and sold her design store, she has gradually expanded her watercolor painting by intensifying the colors, working to comprehend design and painting more luminously. Featured demo artist april 9,2017 the watercolor art society of houston. Birgit oconnor cwam, lwsm, nwws is an award winning master watercolor artist, best selling author and sought after instructor.
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