The Teacher Teaches

Meet Ken Hosmer, a watercolorist like no other! My first workshop was with him last year. He is the best teacher! He got so much knowledge, and a real gift for sharing that knowledge. He gives wonderful lectures them does magical demos. See the gorgeous yellow roses in the background?? He "demo'd" those for us yesterday. He's a very fast painter. I love to watch him work and to listen to him as he talks to himself. He demo'd cows for us Tuesday, roses yesterday and then today...
an absolutely lovely grandma hugging a puppy. He uses awesome colors that blow us away--and yet wind up looking "real"? He uses a different technique--he paints from dark to light. Watercolor us usually from light to dark with lots of layers, but he developed "backward" painting that's supposed to help keep the darks from getting muddy. Makes for very bold color. Tomorrow we get "critiqued", so maybe I'll have some shots of some of the paintings being done by the class. Although, you must remember--this is a painting style very different from what most of us have learned, so we'll all starting out very, very beginner. :)