LINKS TO RESOURCES, MENTORS AND FRIENDS
Here is where I can share with you some great sources of art materials, local art venues and contacts that we are so fortunate to have in the Athens -Watkinsville area.
Underneath these local "gems" are links to some of the mentors that I have been fortunate enough to be able to study under. Visit their sites for an enriching watercolor experience!
It has been my honor to be in their company and learn from the best!
Thanks!
LOCAL RESOURCES
Creative Custom Framing
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Traditional, Archival, and Museum Framing
Large selection .....Satisfaction Guaranteed
Exclusive framer for Kie Johnson Watercolors
Watkiinsville
by appointment
706-207-0892
[email protected]
Oconee County Arts Foundation
Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced Watercolor classes
and LOTS MORE!
and LOTS MORE!
State Botanical Gardens of Georgia
Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced Watercolor classes and LOTS MORE! |
Anne Shenk - Director of Education State Botanical Gardens of Georgia Thanks for your support and guidance! |
MY FRIENDS AND MENTORS
Thanks, your inspiration and guidance are appreciated!
Linda Baker, AWS. NWS
AWS • American Watercolor Society
NWS • National Watercolor Society
TWSA • Transparent Watercolor Society of America
ISEA • International Society of Experimental Artists
WW • Watercolor West
LWS • Louisiana Watercolor Society
As a professional watercolor artist, Linda is intrigued by the gentle translucence of nature. She considers her work to be a contemporary approach to traditional subject matter. Striving to simplify the complicated while seeing the unique in the ordinary, she captures the essence of gentle scenes with harmonious strokes.
What can I say....A fantastic person and artist - and good friend!
NWS • National Watercolor Society
TWSA • Transparent Watercolor Society of America
ISEA • International Society of Experimental Artists
WW • Watercolor West
LWS • Louisiana Watercolor Society
As a professional watercolor artist, Linda is intrigued by the gentle translucence of nature. She considers her work to be a contemporary approach to traditional subject matter. Striving to simplify the complicated while seeing the unique in the ordinary, she captures the essence of gentle scenes with harmonious strokes.
What can I say....A fantastic person and artist - and good friend!
Jane Paul Angelhart
Jane says that painting is her passion, whether in oils or watercolors. Traditional oils are like applying colored butter to a canvas… a luscious process she could never tire of. Family portraits in oils have been the classic medium over the ages to preserve a loved one's image and spirit.
Painting a portrait in watercolor is a lot like raising a child. It is a tight rope act, an incredibly fine balance between letting the vibrant transparent colors grow and bloom in unexpected directions… and being a careful and thoughtful guide, coaxing and coaching and watching…ever careful not to meddle too much with a brush and spoil the beauty. After fifteen years of painting watercolor portraits, I am still enthralled with the process. I begin each painting with excited expectation, a mother wondering if I am up to the challenge. I can't imagine a better job.
Thanks Jane for sharing your talent and spirit with me!
Lian Quan Zhen
Lian started sketching and painting in his childhood and continue as hobby while he practiced medicine as a family physician in Canton Province, China. After immigrating to the US in 1985, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree from University of California at Berkeley in 1992 and a Master of Architecture Degree from MIT in 1996. He has many shows in the US, Hong Kong and China and developed an international following. His paintings hang in numerous institutional and private collections including the MIT Museum which has collected 14 of his paintings.
His art teaching credentials include at the University of California at Berkeley where he taught watercolor outdoor sketching for 8 years; watercolor and Chinese painting workshops nationwide in US, and other countries in Europe, Canada, Mexico, Bahamas, China, South Africa and Australia. Also, Lian has been an invited juror for California, Colorado, New Mexico and Kentucky Watercolor Societies' exhibitions and other local shows. His paintings featured in magazines such as Watercolor 94 Spring, Splash4, Collectors (Hong Kong) and books of Landscape on Watercolor (UK), Finding Your Visual Voice and Painter's Quick Reference books by North Light Books: Flowers and Blooms, Dogs and Cats, Birds and Butterflies, Landscapes and Drawing and Painting Animals - the Essential Guide.
Thanks Lian for offering such a wonderful class at the Bowen in Dawsonville. I and everyone I talked with mentioned how much they were moved by your talent, technique, and sense of humor. Thanks!!!
We all are looking forward to seeing you January 12th through the 14th 2015 at OCAF .
His art teaching credentials include at the University of California at Berkeley where he taught watercolor outdoor sketching for 8 years; watercolor and Chinese painting workshops nationwide in US, and other countries in Europe, Canada, Mexico, Bahamas, China, South Africa and Australia. Also, Lian has been an invited juror for California, Colorado, New Mexico and Kentucky Watercolor Societies' exhibitions and other local shows. His paintings featured in magazines such as Watercolor 94 Spring, Splash4, Collectors (Hong Kong) and books of Landscape on Watercolor (UK), Finding Your Visual Voice and Painter's Quick Reference books by North Light Books: Flowers and Blooms, Dogs and Cats, Birds and Butterflies, Landscapes and Drawing and Painting Animals - the Essential Guide.
Thanks Lian for offering such a wonderful class at the Bowen in Dawsonville. I and everyone I talked with mentioned how much they were moved by your talent, technique, and sense of humor. Thanks!!!
We all are looking forward to seeing you January 12th through the 14th 2015 at OCAF .
Tony Couch, BA
Tony Couch received a BA degree in Art from the University of Tampa,
did further work at Pratt Institute in New York while an artist for
Associated Press, then for years freelanced and studied with Edgar A
Whitney, ANA.
His book, "WATERCOLOR: You Can Do It!", published by North Light in
1987 is now in its sixth printing, has become the publisher's all time
best selling art book and is the textbook in several college art
departments. It has also been published in Chinese for that market. A
"technique" book, published in 1991 has been published in English and
Japanese. A third book, on design, was published in 1992.
His watercolor instruction articles have appeared in several publications worldwide, including Palette Talk, North Light, American Artist, Australian Artist, The Artist, and Watercolor Magic.
Tony has produced 10 "how to" videos on drawing, design and watercolor painting - of which several are used in state educational systems in the US. A winner of over 70 exhibition awards, his work has been included in 3 annual exhibitions of the National Academy of Design and 11 art instruction publications by other authors in the US and UK.
He now conducts 5 day watercolor painting seminars in the US and abroad.
Tony has been elected to membership in the Academic Artists Association, Allied Artists of America, Hudson Valley Art Association, Knickerbocker Artists, Salmgundi Club, Society of Marine Painters, Watercolor West, The Pittsburgh, Georgia, Southern, and Midwest watercolor societies as well as the Whiskey Painters of America.
Thanks Tony for offering all that you do. You bring such warmth and history to your work!
His watercolor instruction articles have appeared in several publications worldwide, including Palette Talk, North Light, American Artist, Australian Artist, The Artist, and Watercolor Magic.
Tony has produced 10 "how to" videos on drawing, design and watercolor painting - of which several are used in state educational systems in the US. A winner of over 70 exhibition awards, his work has been included in 3 annual exhibitions of the National Academy of Design and 11 art instruction publications by other authors in the US and UK.
He now conducts 5 day watercolor painting seminars in the US and abroad.
Tony has been elected to membership in the Academic Artists Association, Allied Artists of America, Hudson Valley Art Association, Knickerbocker Artists, Salmgundi Club, Society of Marine Painters, Watercolor West, The Pittsburgh, Georgia, Southern, and Midwest watercolor societies as well as the Whiskey Painters of America.
Thanks Tony for offering all that you do. You bring such warmth and history to your work!
Judy Greenberg
Look for Judy's newest article, "Tips for a good painting" published in the Palette Magazine, 2011
Judy Greenberg is an accomplished watercolorist and art educator with a degree in Fine Arts. She lived in Northern California until 2006 and is well known in the Bay Area as an art juror and group demonstrator. Judy is now a resident of Dunwoody, Georgia, and is President elect of the Georgia Watercolor Society.
She is a popular watercolor instructor and conducts workshops throughout the United States
Her teachings focus on progressive techniques, with a strong emphasis on design. Her DVD, Creative Watercolor Using Gel Medium, is often the topic of her workshops.
Judy was selected to endorse Richeson Brushes and she is currently a regular contributor the Palette Magazine, available at Cheap Joes Art Stuff.
Stan Miller, AWS
Stan Miller has been a professional painter in watercolor and egg tempera for more than thirty years.
The artist has exhibited his paintings in numerous exhibitions, galleries and museums.
A signature member of the American Watercolor Society as well as an AWS award winner,
Stan Miller also teaches workshops and classes in Spokane and throughout the United States.
The artist has exhibited his paintings in numerous exhibitions, galleries and museums.
A signature member of the American Watercolor Society as well as an AWS award winner,
Stan Miller also teaches workshops and classes in Spokane and throughout the United States.
Mike Bailey, NWS
He is an extraordinary teacher who has aroused a following of fans who swear by his message of ‘going beyond the obvious’ and credit his teaching with their own breakthroughs to artistic understanding. His enthusiastic, positive and often hilarious approach is infectious. Mike’s nature is to make everything fun and keep the processes exciting, yet challenging. Those who have been in his workshops or classes often repeat them in order to be around his stimulating teaching and supportive guidance. He spends some 15 to 20 weeks per year instructing groups from beginners to advanced painters. In addition, almost annually, he leads painting groups to exciting European painting retreat destinations.
Of course, he is associated with numerous art societies and is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society. The awards he has received, the articles in magazines and his art featured in painting books are a testament to his continuous pursuit of excellence. His paintings are held in private and corporate collections in the US, Europe and Australia.
Of course, he is associated with numerous art societies and is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society. The awards he has received, the articles in magazines and his art featured in painting books are a testament to his continuous pursuit of excellence. His paintings are held in private and corporate collections in the US, Europe and Australia.
Lyndon House Art Center * Athens-Clarke County
Kie with Nancy Lucscziecwz, Director
Thanks to Nancy, director of the Lyndon House, the Georgia Watercolor Societies Member Show just wouldn't have been as wonderful. Thanks to Nancy, Shannon, and the entire staff for their help and support!