Pictured above might be one of my favorite watercolor landscapes in the world. I was surprised to discover it was painted by a local artist, and then later, I was thrilled he was willing to meet me to chat about ideas for the new school. The award winning watercolorist William G Hook is now an instructor at the League, and a regular guest at our Monday night drop in figure drawing sessions.
Upcoming class: Introduction to Watercolor (Starts Wednesday October 26)
watercolor, 6 x 9
watercolor, 12 x 22
watercolor, 11 x 22
Below: Traveling in France – from sketch to painting. [nectar_image_comparison image_url=”2729″ image_2_url=”2734 Below: Hook’s sketchbook pages
Below: Hook demos how you can use the same image for two completely different paintings. [image_with_animation image_url=”2735″ alignment=”” animation=”None William G Hook’s website: http://www.wghook.com/
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William G Hook
Pictured above might be one of my favorite watercolor landscapes in the world. I was surprised to discover it was painted by a local artist, and then later, I was thrilled he was willing to meet me to chat about ideas for the new school. The award winning watercolorist William G Hook is now an instructor at the League, and a regular guest at our Monday night drop in figure drawing sessions.
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