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    Charles Reid will help you achieve
    the correct color, edge variety, and
    tonal value on the first try. Charles
    returns to teach his approach to
    figures, still life, and landscape with
    the goal to simplify and avoid
    overworking. Using contour
    drawing, Charles will help you
    concentrate on interconnecting
    shapes rather than separate objects.
    You will practice “Direct Painting”,
    using as few over-washes as
    possible, and focus on a good paint
    consistency. Charles is the author
    Charles Reid’s Watercolor Secrets
    and Charles Reid’s Watercolor
    Solutions, and many more. He is a
    member of the National Academy of
    Design.

"Watercolor Solutions"
Charles Reid

Studio Still Life, Landscapes and Figures


November 1-5, 2010
Santa Barbara, CA

Cost $895

Intermediate to Advanced

    Charles Reid has long been considered a
    master of the medium of watercolor, and has
    written numerous books on the subject. His
    paintings are fresh and spontaneous,
    displaying his profound understanding of light
    and color and expert drawing ability. The
    viewer is immediately drawn into his rich
    compositions. His figures are beautifully
    rendered, in a simple, direct and natural,
    gestural manner that reveals his interest in
    painting the light as much as the person.

    Bio

    Reid was born in Cambridge, New York, and
    studied art at the University of Vermont at
    Montpelier and the Art Students League of New
    York. He has won numerous awards, including the
    Childe Hassam Purchase Prize at the American
    Academy of Arts and Letters, and from the
    National Academy of Design and the American
    Watercolor Society. In 1980 he was elected an
    Associate of the National Academy of Design.
    Public collections of his work include Smith
    College, Yellowstone Art Center, Brigham Young
    College, Roche Corporation, and the National
    Academy of Design. In addition to painting, Reid
    teaches workshops across the country, and has
    written eight books on painting in watercolor and
    oil.

Class Outline
           Charles will do a demonstration painting each morning, and the class will paint in the afternoon while he circulates
    and gives individual help.  The hours will be 9:00 to 4:00.  The subject matter will be mixed between landscape, figure
    and still life.