BeckerArt FLOAT-YOUR-PIGMENT Newsletter Aug 6th Fairview Finder

Published: Tue, 08/06/24

Updated: Tue, 08/06/24

Hello

Welcome to the FLOAT-YOUR-PIGMENT Newsletter #479

I hope you are having a great summer! Here in northern Illinois, it has been extremely hot and seems to rain on and off at any moment when you least expect it. I am only bringing this up because if you are a plein-air painter it puts a damper on ones painting plans. Standing outside when it is 96 degrees or in the middle of a rain storm is not a fun way to paint even if you are in the shade or under something to protect you from the rain. That said, sometimes you get some amazing work done under those conditions, which makes it all worth it. Either way, painting outside or in your studio is something you hopefully enjoy doing. If painting is not fun for you, I think that will have to be the first thing we address when teaching you to paint. Let's keep painting and having a good time doing it.

Latest Sunday Demo with David done on Sunday Mornings

The Sunday demo is usually at 9am cst on my YouTube Channel SUBSCRIBE PLEASE.

Weekly Classes

Yes to Class
Main Street Gallery, Lake Zurich Wed, August 7th 9:30am to Noon

contact Mainstreet Art Center to get info on this class.

NO Class
Civic Center in Libertyville, Thurs, August 8th 1pm to 3:30pm

contact David R Becker to get info on this class.

Yes to Class

The Studio in McHenry, Sat, August 10th 9am to 11:30am

contact David R Becker to get info on this class.

Workshops and Demos 2024

Quincy Artist Guild, Quincy, IL. August 17th & 18th
Lakeland Art League, Hazelhurst, WI September 21-22nd
Dillman's, Lac du Flambeau, WI September 23-26
Morris Watercolor Guild, Morris, IL October 25th
Kentucky Watercolor Society, Louisville, KY November 17-20

Email me at Beckerart@gmail.com for any info you may need about my classes or workshops.

Fairview Finder

I went out Plein-air painting last Sunday and I unpacked my Fairview Finder and I went looking around for a good subject to paint and I found this viewfinder to be very helpful in picking my composition. See what I picked in the video below.

Product of the Week

Available Here This is the Fairview Finder, like the one I used in the video.

Artist of the Week

Steve Puttrich
is the creator of the Fairview Finder. The viewfinder has worked really well on his awesome paintings!

The BeckerArt Paint-a-long Live Demo
Happens August 8th at 6:30 CST

BeckerArt Hobbit House Watercolor Paint-a-long

Reference photo below that you can press on and then download the image.

This week's Paint-a-long will be a Hobbit Home

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