48 Watercolor artist | AUGUST 2019
Ready to
Work (s hop)
1.AssoonasI learnedthatAlvarowould
beofferingworkshopsinEurope,I knew
I wantedtoattendone.Afewweeks
later,I wasinSalzburg,Austria,painting
alongsidethemasterwatercolorist.“
For a painter like Alvaro,
each brushstroke is instinctive,
seemingly effortless ...
”
- Alvaro is a generous instructor, and his enthusiasm for
watercolor is infectious. He is an approachable teacher,
who spoke with every person in the group.
2. My first impression was “Wow!”
It’s absolutely fascinating to watch his
amazing mastery and thrilling way of
throwing paint and water on paper!
I’m a quick painter but how he’s able to
create masterpieces in roughly an hour
is truly awe-inspiring. And he does all of
this in an enviable, laid-back manner;
sometimes, he even sings.
ALL PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANNE-LAURE JACQUART1
ONCE YOU’VE MASTERED THE BASIC SKILLS,
IS THERE STILL VALUE IN TAKING A PAINTING
WORKSHOP? WHEN YOU DISCOVER A
TEACHER WHOSE WORK RESONATES WITH
YOUR OWN, THE ANSWER IS A RESOUNDING
YES. FRENCH ARTIST ANNE-LAURE
JACQUART HAS LONG FELT A SPECIAL
KINSHIP WITH THE WORK OF URUGUAYAN
ARTIST ALVARO CASTAGNET, SO TAKING A
WORKSHOP WITH HIM WAS A MUST-DO.By Anne-Laure Jacquart
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