BeckerArt FLOAT-YOUR-PIGMENT Newsletter Nov. 12th, Duluth

Published: Tue, 11/12/19

Hello

Welcome to the FLOAT-YOUR-PIGMENT Newsletter #233, Duluth

As you get this newsletter this morning I will be on my way up to Duluth, Minnesota and am looking to get a load of painting done and a tooth pulled at Kenwood Dental by Dr Renier, best dental office and dentist in the midwest! I am also looking to get my AWS painting done and entered before their November 15th deadline. I will also be having a workshop in Duluth in March and a workshop in Hibbing, MN before then. Will find out more details as I am in Minnesota this week. You will probably find me a lot of the time down by the large ships getting photos and painting inside my van if the weather is to cold.

This coming Thursday there will be a demonstration at the Lakes Region Watercolor Guild by Diana Garrett
get info at www.LRWG.org As the president of the club I am sorry I will not be able to attend as I will still be in Duluth that day.

I hope everyone had a great Veterans Day yesterday. I always have a great Veterans day because I celebrate 2 things that day, the Veterans and my Birthday.

Class will be conducted by Sue Macfarlan at the Civic Center in Libertyville,Thursday, Nov. 14th 1pm to 3:30pm

Open studio will be held by Gary Wigman at the BeckerArt Gallery in McHenry, Saturday, Nov. 16th 9:00 am to 11:30 am

Painting in Duluth

Been to Duluth, Minnesota at least 4 times this year and each time I come I get some of the best images for painting. There is pretty much everything you can think of to paint in this town, from boats, to bridges, to beaches, to city scenes, to rocky shore lines, to waterfalls, to trains, to forests, to amazing sunrises and sunsets.
The weather has made it very interesting too. last time I was here it went from super foggy to a beautiful fall day to a misty rain storm.

I am back to Duluth this week and spending most every day painting something different in this wonderful town.
below is a city scene I did from higher up in the city looking down on their Aerial Lift Bridge.

Downtown Duluth

Pencil Sketch on Stonehenge Aqua 300lb watercolor paper

First wash to start with the lights. I use Holbein watercolor paints

A few more lights after the other wash dried.

Next the medium and darks go in.

More mediums and darks after the other wash dried

Final darks and details go in for the finishing touches.

WORKSHOPS and DEMOS of 2020

WORKSHOP Village Art Center, W/C, Summerfield, Florida, Jan 13th and 14th, INFO HERE

WORKSHOP Village Art Center, Acrylic, Summerfield, Florida, Jan 15th and 16th, INFO HERE

PAINT PARTY Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, Florida, Jan 24th INFO TO COME

WORKSHOP Dunedin Fine Art Center, W/C, Dunedin, Florida, Jan 25th INFO TO COME

WORKSHOP Morris Watercolor Guild, W/C, Morris, IL., March 6th INFO TO COME

WORKSHOP Brevard Watercolor Society, W/C, Melbourne, Florida, March 15th-17th INFO HERE

WORKSHOP Lake Superior Watercolor Guild, W/C, Duluth, MN, March 26th- 28th INFO TO COME

WORKSHOP Dillman's, Lac Du Flambeau, W/C, Wisconsin, June 29th to July 2nd INFO TO COME

Product of the Week
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Artist of the Week

John Salminen

In Duluth probably one of the biggest named artist here is John Salminen.

I found this site that has loads of his work by John. Check out how many of John's paintings are on this site. So many of these paintings are amazing and the amount is very impressive. Amazing artist!

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