Gouache Virtuosi

I wonder if gouache has a reputation for being even harder to work with than watercolor. At any rate, here's a link to James Gurney's blog--worth exploring in its own right. The link goes directly to his post on masters of gouache:
http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2015/06/some-of-my-favorite-gouache-masters.html

Verna's Art Travels

This post is from Verna R., who's been traveling and seeing some awesome art:

Joan and I visited the Wisconsin Artists Showcase (Jura Silverman Gallery) in Spring Green, Wis.  Lots of great stuff there, but Dave Bielot was my favorite.   He has a Facebook page, but not an actual web site, apparently.  

I pulled a few paintings below and you can see a couple more in these web sites. He is a high school art teacher and watercolorist.

 

https://www.facebook.com/david.bielot

http://www.channel3000.com/madison-magazine/arts-culture/a-world-of-watercolors/32256654

http://www.uplandsguide.com/calendar/57/114-The-Wisconsin-Artists-Showcase-at-the-Jura-Silverman-Gallery-featuring-Watercolors-by-David-Bielot/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You know how when you're researching something, you always find other things :

This website has wonderful pastels by Susan Klabak:

http://susanklabak.blogspot.com/2014_09_01_archive.html 

And this one has watercolors by Vicky Lillaart:

http://www.vickylillaart.com/gallery.html

Cezanne's Watercolors

Taking a break a couple of days ago, I googled "still life + watercolor." One of the results was the text Cezanne in the Studio on the Getty's website. You can dowload the entire text or read it online. Later in his life, Cezanne painted some wonderful watercolors, including Still Life with Blue Pot.
Here's the link:
http://www.getty.edu/publications/virtuallibrary/0892366230.html