Artistic Portrait with Watercolors
Influences
A course by Ale Casanova , Painter and Teacher
About the video: Influences
Overview
“My influences are diverse, I was lucky to have a brother seven years older than me who brought home all kinds of European comics from the 70s and 80s as well as a multitude of series B movies. Basically these were my early influences that a Once screened by the academy they have led me to a particular taste and my own way of seeing the painting.”
In this video lesson Ale Casanova addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Artistic Portrait with Watercolors. Learn a foolproof technique for creating watercolor portraits, from the sketch to the finished piece.
Partial transcription of the video
“INFLUENCES In this lesson we'll look at some of the artists that have influenced me and some contemporary artists that I like. We'll take a look at the School of London which interests me a lot and has greatly influenced my work. Let's get started. Although during my training and professional career there have been many artists who have inspired me and who have shaped the way I see the world and painting, if I had to highlight one, it would be Sorolla. A Valencian artist, like me, Sorolla works with light like no one else. He works with light, the human body and colour range in a masterful ...”
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Course summary for: Artistic Portrait with Watercolors
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Category
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Areas
Fine Arts, Painting, Portrait Drawing, Watercolor Painting
Ale Casanova
A course by Ale Casanova
Alejandro Casanova was born in Valencia, Spain in 1981. After studying Fine Art at the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, he moved to Tenerife where he completed his doctorate. He has received various national and European research grants as well as others for the plastic arts.
His work focuses on the human body and portraiture as a window into the creation of plastic art. He also composes oil paintings, although watercolor is his preferred medium as it allows him to work swiftly and effectively using transparency and the richness of the color spectrum to create figurative pieces. His work has been exhibited in different Spanish as well as other European cities and he has also given numerous workshops across Spain.
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