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Maybe Foes in Soccer but Friends in Watercolor

5/26/2015 2:17:59 AM

  Barcelona and Bilbao.  I was recently in both cities in Spain to conduct plein-air workshops.  Walking on the streets, I couldn't help noticing how much people there love soccer (or fútbol in Spanish) as their love for the sport, and for their local team in particular, was evident with their own team's flags and banners displayed all over town to show their support.  Two teams from these cities may be rivals in soccer, but this is not a case in the watercolor community at all.  I found, first-hand, watercolor painters I worked with in both cities were equally friendly, kind, enthusiastic, supportive of each [...]

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Les Printemps de L'aquarelle 2015 in Belgium

5/10/2015 3:50:12 AM

  Celebrating the 24th year in 2015, Les Printemps de L'aquarelle will open on May 14 in Libramont, Belgium.  I am deeply honored to be present for the opening ceremony as this year's guest of honor.  It will be a great pleasure to be participating in this international watercolor exhibition together with the artists whose works were selected from among many submissions.   I will present 7 new paintings that I created this year, including "Evening, near Grand Place, Brussels."  These new paintings are landscapes and an interior scene both of Belgium and of China, which I have chosen in light of this year's [...]

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