Travel Sketches in Watercolor: Capture your Surroundings
Inspirations
A course by Timo Bechert , Artist
About the video: Inspirations
Overview
“In this lesson I will introduce you to my role models and favorite artists. I will tell you what influence they have on my work. ”
In this video lesson Timo Bechert addresses the topic: Inspirations, which is part of the Domestika online course: Travel Sketches in Watercolor: Capture your Surroundings. Learn watercolor techniques to capture the color, light, and atmosphere of a place in your sketchbook.
Partial transcription of the video
“inspirations I introduced myself, now it's about my inspirations. One watercolor artist I particularly admire is John Singer Sargent. He is usually a portrait painter in oils, but he painted many watercolors out of passion. He was traveling in North Africa with his sketchbook, but also in Italy. It's very special with him the representation of light and color temperature. His shadows always have a lot of warmth or cold. I learned from him how to paint a little more freely, lets go more because he paints his brush strokes in watercolor as in oil painting. I already have works by John Singer ...”
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Course summary for: Travel Sketches in Watercolor: Capture your Surroundings
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Category
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Areas
Architectural Illustration, Drawing, Painting, Sketchbook, Sketching, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
Timo Bechert
A course by Timo Bechert
Timo Bechert is a German artist who grew up between France and Germany and currently lives in Munich His style is described as impressionist with a touch of realism. His passion is painting outdoors, so he always has his sketchbook with him, filling its pages with atmospheric sketches.
Timo holds a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in architecture and media architecture. He discovered watercolor painting and sketching in 2016 and has since painted in over 18 countries. His work has been exhibited in numerous group shows around the world alongside masters such as Caspar David Friedrich, Van Gogh, and Albrecht Dürer. He also received an honorable mention at the San Diego Watercolor Society's plein air exhibition.
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