Boat by a House

Boat by a House

opposite the boatyard in Spruce Head, Maine
on September 13, 2014, sketched on September 13, 2014
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton watercolors, #3 graphite, wax resist, on 140 lb.
Fabriano Artistico cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping
Also posted at Leslie Saeta's 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge HERE.

The plein air location in the boatyard

David Dewey Watercolor

Workshop Class

David Dewey Website HERE 

Our class began with a reference to

noted painter J.M.W. Turner's watercolor

Boats at Sea.

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Boats at Sea

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851)

Watercolor on paper, 280 mm x 222 mm, after circa 1830

Tate, Acquisition accepted by the British nation

as part of the Turner Bequest in 1856

The art of Turner HERE

A biography of Turner HERE

2

The thumbnail sketch by David Dewey

for his class demo painting.

 

 
3

Boats and People on Land

4

The painting takes shape.

 

5

Wet watercolors are in the mix.

6

The subjects posing on land.

7

The art on the way to landing.

Boats on Land Perspective

by Bruce McMillan

Dewey painted

 boats on land

while on land.

Turner painted

Boats at Sea;

where was he?

 poem © 2014 Bruce McMillan

not for reuse without permission

Cylinder Blocked

Cylinder Blocked

on Mechanic Street by the Harbor in Rockland, Maine
on September 12, 2014, sketched on September 12, 2014
10" x 8", Winsor & Newton watercolors, #3 graphite, on 140 lb.
Fabriano Artistico cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping
Also posted at Leslie Saeta's 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge HERE 

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David Dewey Watercolor
Workshop Class

David Dewey Website HERE

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On a sunny day I sought solitude on a tiny spit of land

in Rockland Harbor I set up a rectangle atop triangles.

I turned and looked back to find . . .

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. . . my subjects, forms, a cylinder and block to put upon

a rectangle while interpreting the colors of gray.

3

Afterwards, I observed David Dewey interpreting color,

the artist using the watercolor white of the paper

to interpret his color.

4

he laying on of a wash.

5
The building of color that speaks to him.

6
A simple scene simplified while maintaining

the complexities of it all.

7
The discussion of technique, and the tilting of the canvas,

spreading the wet color.

8
The end of the day discussing class work

among triangles and rectangles, where it all took shape,

 

Artist Art Subject Dory

Artist Art Subject Dory

David Dewey with his demonstration painting for his workshop
in Rockland, Maine on September 11, 2014,
sketched on September 12, 2014
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton watercolors, #3 graphite, on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping
Also posted at Leslie Saeta's 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge HERE 

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David Dewey Watercolor
Workshop Class

David Dewey Website HERE

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Rockland, Maine September 11, 2014

2

The color mix in his pan, flowing from on to another creating subtleties.

3

The artist sketches and paints alternately along the way,

sketch,  paint, sketch again, paint again, onward.

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The artist, the subject, our workshop class.

5

The art of the dory.

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David Dewey, the artist and his art at the Caldbeck Gallery HERE, Rockland,

Maine, where his watercolor art sizes range from 7" x 5" to 41" x 36"

and the prices range from $1,800 to $20,000.

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David Dewey discusses the class art of the day under a tent . . .

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. . . while falling raindrops on the tent punctuated his watercolor comments.

To Parsons Beach

To Parsons Beach

in Kennebunk, Maine on August 26 2014, sketched on September 11, 2014
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton watercolors, #3 graphite, wax resist, on 140 lb.
Fabriano Artistico cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping
Also posted at Leslie Saeta's 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge HERE.

Turkey Pond at Audubon

Turkey Pond at Audubon

at the Susan N. McLane Audubon Center (web site) in Concord, New Hampshire 

on September 9, 2014 sketched on September 10, 2014
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton watercolors, #3 graphite, on 140 lb.
Fabriano Artistico cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping
Also posted at Leslie Saeta's 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge HERE.

Admiring Monhegan Art

Admiring Monhegan Art

Frank Pierce, 1968, James Fitzgerald(1899-1971),
at the Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Maine
on September 5, 2014, sketched on September 9, 2014
6" x 4", Winsor & Newton watercolors, #3 graphite, on 140 lb.
Strathmore cold press archival watercolor paper
unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

Also posted at Leslie Saeta's 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge HERE.

Jeans Following Lace

Jeans Following Lace

at an art gallery during First Friday in Portland, Maine
on September 5, 2014, sketched on September 7, 2014
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton watercolors, #3 graphite, on 140 lb.
Fabriano Artistico cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping
Also posted at Leslie Saeta's 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge HERE.

Art Crowd

Art Crowd

in the gallery lobby at the Maine College of Art in Portland, Maine
on September 5, 2014, sketched on September 7, 2014
6" x 4", Winsor & Newton watercolors, #3 graphite, wax resist, on 140 lb.
Fabriano Artistico cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping
Also posted at Leslie Saeta's 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge HERE.

Walking in an Art Gallery

Walking in an Art Gallery

an unknown person at the Maine College of Art in Portland, Maine
on September 5, 2014, sketched on September 6, 2014
6" x 4", Winsor & Newton watercolors, #3 graphite, on 140 lb.
Strathmore cold press archival watercolor paper
unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping
Also posted at Leslie Saeta's 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge HERE.

I'm on a Rock

I'm on a Rock

an American Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus)

along Marginal Way in Ogunquit, Maine
on August 26, 2014, sketched on September 5, 2014
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton watercolors, #3 graphite, on 140 lb.
Fabriano Artistico cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping
Also posted at Leslie Saeta's 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge HERE.

At the Edge of the Beach

At the Edge of the Beach

along Marginal Way in Ogunquit, Maine
on August 26, 2014, sketched on September 3, 2014
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton watercolors, #3 graphite, on 140 lb.
Fabriano Artistico cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping
Also posted at Leslie Saeta's 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge HERE.

Fleeting Flight

Work in Progress

Fleeting Flight

of a Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
flying over Parson's Beach in Kennebunk, Maine
on August 26, 2014, sketched on September 2, 2014
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton watercolors, #3 graphite, on 140 lb.
Fabriano Artistico cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping
Also posted at Leslie Saeta's 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge HERE.

Marginal Way Couple

Marginal Way Couple

walking along Marginal Way in Ogunquit, Maine
on August 26, 2014, sketched on September 2, 2014
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton watercolors, #3 graphite, on 140 lb.
Fabriano Artistico cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping
Also posted at Leslie Saeta's 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge HERE.

Artist in His Gallery

Artist in His Gallery

Todd Bonita in his Gallery at Perkin's Cove, Ogunquit, Maine
on August 26, 2014, sketched on September 1, 2014
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton watercolors, #3 graphite, on 140 lb.
Fabriano Artistico cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping
Also posted at Leslie Saeta's 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge HERE.