50 Watercolor artist | AUGUST 2019
7.I didthispaintingwithin 15 minutes,beforerunning
afterthebus—andfightingthemostincrediblestormever!
Havingonlyashortamountoftimetopainthelpedme
staylooseandbeboldinmybrushwork.I’mmore
determinedthanevertoavoidfiddlingatallcosts.- Gestures, statements and formulas! Alvaro is as
passionate with his explanations as he is with a brush. He
didn’t always talk while painting, entreating us instead to
“Just watch!” Afterward, however, he often delivered an
enthusiastic speech about painting with watercolor.
9. I created
a page in my
sketchbook to
record some of
the quotes and
lessons I wanted to
remember. To my
delight, at the end
of the workshop,
Alvaro agreed to
sign the page.
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