A two-day watercolor workshop (December 8 & 9) in which students will learn the principle of Pleinair painting from 6 hours classroom instruction on the first day and 6 hours on on site, pleinair painting the second day. During the classroom instruction, we will discuss and demonstrate the essentials for watercolor painting. On site, students will learn how to choose a subject, and compose an image, learn the visual language and visual priorities to create a successful painting.
For Intermediate to Advanced students. Supply List here.
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About Richie Vios
Born and raised in Cebu City, Philippines, Richie N. Vios hails from an artistic family Studying architecture, in 1995 he graduated with a bachelor's architecture degree and faculty member, teaching architectural design and presentation. In 2004 they decided to leave the Philippines in hopes of a better future in America,For the next five years, he worked closely as an architectural designer at a local architectural firm in Clearwater,Florida until his family decided to move to again in Baltimore,Maryland.Seeking to introduce more western architectural concepts in Southeast Asia, Richie returned to the Philippines by himself to share, develop, and construct many of the things he had learned from America. During the next five years there, in his spare time he refined and honed down a unique mastery of watercolor painting evident in all of his art to this day. In the summer of 2017 his family would move back down to the south Texas and after being away from them so long he made sure to be there for them in Victoria, Texas. that's where he knew he could passionately chase the American dream again not as an Architect but a watercolor impressionist and Pleinair artist.Currently a resident artist in Victoria Art league and conduct watercolor classes and workshops from Galveston, Houston, Victoria, Rockport and Corpus Christi mostly south of Texas
Recent Pleinair Awards
2020 Steamboat Art Museum, Colorado Pleinair 1st Placer
2020 Steamboat Art Museum, Colorado Pleinair Historic painting award
2020 Central City Pleinair, Colorado 1st Placer award
2020 Central City Pleinair, Colorado quick draw winner
2020 Lighthouse Gallery Pleinair Festival, FL. 2nd Placer
2020 Lighouse Gallery Pleinair Festival, FL Artist Choice Award.
EnPleinair Texas 2019 Spirit of San Angelo awardee
2nd Placer Outdoor Painters Society Pleinair 2019 in Galveston Texas
Best of Show in 2020 All Member exhibit in Corpus Christi Art Center
Art Center Corpus Christi all members Show 2018-2019 Back to Back 1st placer