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"The unpredictability and
uncontrollable nature of
watercolor make it the
most exciting and
expressive medium of all.
The opportunity to meander
somewhere between
mastery and complete lack
of control during the course
of a painting make it one of
the most engaging mediums
    Learn how to enhance the vitality of your
    subject with light, vibrant color and a
    strong sense of design.  John's
    "Watercolor Without Fear" workshop will
    concentrate on getting you to loosen up,
    stick your neck out and have a go. You will
    learn techniques to reign in and control the
    accidents he will encourage you to make,
    giving you a fearless, confident approach
    to your work.  Stay for another week and go
    "One Step Further" with John – extending
    your watercolor techniques. This
    workshop takes its immediacy and
    excitement and combines it with ink,
    pastel, charcoal, gesso, gouache and
    collage to produce a rich vibrant result
    suited to a great variety of subjects. You
    will learn techniques that allow you to work
    loosely and intuitively, responding to what
    is happening within the painting, rather
    than sticking rigidly to a pre determined
    plan.  John is the author of Watercolor for
    the Fun of It - Getting Started and a regular
    contributor to International Artist Magazine
    and Australian Artist magazine.  Select
    desired date and workshop.

"Watercolor for the
Fun of It -
Getting Started"
John Lovett
Watercolor Without Fear
Studio
June 16 - 20
Bend, OR

One Step Further
Extending Watercolor
Techniques
Plein air
June 23 - 27
Bend, OR

Cost $600 per class

Intermediate to Advanced

    JOHN LOVETT.  I was born in Cooma, N.S.W. Australia, in
    1953. His father was the official artist for the Snowy
    Mountains Authority and encouraged my two brothers and
    I to draw and paint from an early age. We had a 2000
    acre cattle property in the mountains where we learnt to
    love and respect the Australian bush. Some of my
    fondest memories as a kid come from time spent in the
    mountains, rounding up cattle in the snow, putting up
    fences, tracking kangeroos and wombats and simply
    exploring the bush.

    After leaving school I attended the National Art School in
    Newcastle. It was a great place in the early 70’s. More of
    our drawing lessons were held in the back bar of the Star
    Hotel than at the art school.

    Following art school I fell in love, got married, moved to
    Sydney and worked in a job that annoyed me enough to
    make me realize what it was I really wanted to do. So my
    wife Dianne, an art teacher, supported us while I
    struggled to establish a name in the Sydney art world.

    It took a few years of hard work but eventually demand for
    my paintings grew to a point where we could live
    comfortably from painting sales alone. In 1991 we moved
    to Queensland. Dianne, being organised and methodical,
    manages the business side of things, allowing me and
    our two sons to keep the studio in a state of disorganised
    chaos.

    John Lovett had his first one-man exhibition in 1973 at the
    age of 19 and has been painting and teaching since.  His
    unique interpretation of his subject has a vitality that is
    enhanced by his use of light, vibrant color and strong
    sense of design.  John’s passion for his work and his
    open easy approach to teaching make his books, DVD’s
    and workshops thoroughly enjoyable, extremely
    informative and always very popular. John is a regular
    contributor to International Artist Magazine and Australian
    Artist magazine.

    NEXT EXHIBITION
    RECENT PAINTINGS 2006
    New work from Southern Ireland, France and Sydney
    Harbour
    Thurs 9th Nov. 2006
    McGrath's Art Gallery  
    240 Miller St,  NORTH SYDNEY,
    Ph. 02 99556589

Class Outline - Watercolor Without Fear

    To produce good paintings, the painting process should be fun and exciting, not difficult or formularized and predictable.
    This workshop will concentrate on getting you to loosen up, stick your neck out and have a go. You will learn techniques to
    reign in and control the accidents I will encourage you to make, giving you a fearless, confident approach to your work.

    Day 1
    Materials and Techniques discussion and Demonstration with class exercises
    Demo painting using above techniques followed by class painting using similar techniques

    Day 2
    Using photographs as a starting point. What to focus on, what to leave out.
    Demo and class painting

    Day 3
    Limited palette – working with just two colors
    Demo and class painting

    Day 4
    Reacting to the evolving painting, not just the selected subject  
    Demo, discussion and class painting

    Day 5
    Introducing mixed media.
    Demo and class painting using watercolor, gouache, gesso, ink, rice paper, pencil and just about anything else you can lay
    your hand on.
    Critique session

    This is a “bare bones” outline to be modified and adjusted according to the preferences of the class. I will suggest different
    subjects for each day, but students are welcome to work on subjects of their own choosing using the relevant techniques and
    approaches.

Class Outline - One Step Further - Extending Watercolor Techniques
        
    Watercolor is a wonderful, responsive medium. This workshop takes its immediacy and excitement and combines it with
    ink, pastel, charcoal, gesso, gouache and collage to produce a rich vibrant result suited to a great variety of subjects. We will
    learn techniques that allow us to work loosely and intuitively, responding to what is happening within the painting, rather than
    sticking rigidly to a pre determined plan.

    Day 1
    Technique exercises Demos and small practice painting

    Day 2
    Painting unity – seeing the painting as a whole and seamlessly blending different techniques
    Demo and Class Painting

    Day 3
    Relating painting methods to your subject.
    Demo and Class Painting/s

    Day 4
    The importance of Risk – push past where you are comfortable and learn to react to your painting
    Demo and Class Painting

    Day 5
    Putting it all together – restraint and control vs. risk and accident
    Demo and Class Painting and Critique.