Innovative Water Media with Nicholas Simmons
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Innovative Water Media with Nicholas Simmons
Unconventional and innovative, Nicholas Simmons brings a breath of fresh air to water-media techniques. Join the 2007 National Watercolor Society top prize winner as he works large-scale and reveals how challenges unique to water-media can be turned to the artist’s advantage, with stunning results. He incorporates blooming, crawl-backs, bleeding and puddling, and demonstrates methods for integrating masked areas with wet-in-wet painting.
Nick mixes watercolor with fluid acrylic, encourages the paper to buckle, and boldly wields a spray bottle to achieve textural effects. Anticipating his own tendencies, he works safeguards into his process, and offers compelling commentary along the way. This approach is perfect for artists striving to achieve a looser look, while still maintaining control of the final painting.
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01m 24s
6. Masking Fluid Spatter
01m 21s
7. Wetting the Paper
01m 33s
9. Phthalo Blue Wash
04m 19s
10. Quinacridone Gold
00m 35s
11. Quinacridone Accents
01m 37s
13. Batik Watercolor
00m 31s
14. Masking Touch-ups
00m 51s
17. Rethinking the Strategy
04m 03s
18. Controlled Runs
03m 51s
19. Bamboo Accents
01m 48s
20. Removing Masking
06m 35s
21. Painting Bamboo
01m 47s
22. Spraying Away Paint
02m 44s
23. Reestablishing Bamboo Color
01m 47s
27. Deepening Color
01m 24s
29. Deepening Second Koi
01m 26s
30. Reworking Third Koi
03m 19s
32. Toning Whites
03m 23s
33. Edge Treatment
02m 02s
37. Sewing Machine Stroke
02m 25s
38. Sewing Machine Stroke: Bamboo
01m 19s
39. Bamboo Assessment
04m 10s
41. Unifying Wash
02m 54s
43. Black and White Dots
00m 20s
44. The Signature
00m 56s
45. Painting Marker
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About The Artist:
Nicholas Simmons
Nicholas Simmons paints in watermedia on a scale that rivals oil painting. The subject matter is a dazzling mix of figures juxtaposed with printed lettering, graffiti, Japanese block prints, neon lights, reflections, and lavish corners of nature. The effect can be disorienting, as though a camera has taken a picture by accident, revealing an image that is both exciting and mysterious. The paint itself swirls, floods, drips, and spatters, driven on by the general excitement of the imagery and giving the work a sense that it was done in a rush in a matter of minutes. John Parks, Watercolor , Winter 2009
Nicholas Simmons is sponsored by Da Vinci Paint and Escoda Artist Brushes.
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