Sunday, April 24th Via Zoom
More information will be sent prior to the meeting regarding registration for a Zoom link
Watercolor framing without glass!
In the demo Lynn will go over the different ways you can mount your finished watercolor paintings onto a board or mount blank paper onto a board to paint on. Once your paper is mounted she will then show how to spray varnish and seal your paintings so you do not have to frame behind glass.
Lynn Pratt, is a signature member of VWS, AWS, NEWS
Painting & Demo by Alexis Lavine
As a dedicated and determined transparent watercolor painter, I concentrated on “plein air” painting for many years. Recently, however, I have become more of a studio painter, so I can take more time to design and craft my paintings. This enables me to create the most impact in my work, and communicate with my viewers as effectively as possible. To my great delight, I have discovered a new fascination with the clothed human figure, and have been focusing on telling stories, through the use of grouping, cropping, and placement of the figures within my picture plane. My painting subjects now include landscapes, florals, still lifes, as well as my figurative works.
My watercolor paintings appear to be realistic … but they are thoughtfully conceived, strategically designed, and carefully drawn around abstract shapes, values, colors, movement, and positive and negative spaces. I believe that my approach gives my work a more contemporary feel, and results in paintings which convey my personal reaction to my subject, not merely the visual facts.
Education is tremendously important. I earned two bachelor’s degrees and a master’s degree in Medical Illustration, before embarking on my path as a painter. I continue to study art whenever possible, and I also teach painting and drawing classes and workshops. I love to speak about art, share my experience and knowledge, and help my students achieve greater success. Since the pandemic began, I have switched to online teaching and think that it is a tremendous way to teach and to learn!
Recently honored as “One to Watch” by Watercolor Artist Magazine, I am also a signature member of several professional associations, most notably the National Watercolor Society, Watercolor USA Honor Society, and Transparent Watercolor Society of America. My paintings can be found in galleries from the Mid-Atlantic region and south to the Virgin Islands.
I am looking forward to meeting the members of the Vermont Watercolor Society soon, and sharing my love of watercolor via a demo filled with info and inspiration!
www.alexislavineartist.com