Today was my watercolor demo for the El Valle Artists' Association in Cottonwood, AZ. These are great folks and they've been kind enough to have me back three times in the last couple of years. I worked on a portion of my latest piece 'Just Visiting' and answered a few questions about technique and my approach to watercolor painting. In fact, it seemed like I talked a lot more than I actually painted!
Many thanks to Judith Robinson for snapping these pictures and putting them all together.
Well, I'm off to Moab, UT first thing tomorrow morning for a week-long trip to recharge and rejuvenate. I'll be back for my EVAA watercolor workshop on the 21st.
Thanks for looking.
DW
© Dave Wilder
No, I didn't paint this, but it did serve as inspiration for a new piece I'm working on:
The working title was originally "Gone Fishing", but as I was transferring the sketch to the watercolor paper I decided to leave out the fish (better to keep things simple). "Just Visiting" is the new title and the completed watercolor should measure about 14x20".If you've never been to Sedona, Arizona you may be surprised to learn that the area is a veritable hotbed of UFO activity. At least that's what all of the crystal enlightened and oh-so-groovy New Age folks tell me. I've never actually seen a UFO myself, but I will take their word (or the word of the angels they are channeling) for it.
The above sketch is my humble attempt to depict such an alien visitation over the famed vistas of Red Rock Crossing. My tour guide friends tell me that this is the most photographed place on Earth and I have no reason to start disbelieving their lies now. However, given the shear mass of photos taken there, and the incredible volume of UFO activity in these parts, it does seem remarkable that no one has ever snapped a clear photo of a flying saucer over this locale.
Oh, well, the advantage of being an artist is that you are free to fill those inconvenient gaps in reality.
What I want to know is why an advanced space-faring alien race would want to visit a cultural backwater like Sedona anyway?. How come they never go to London or Paris? I can only assume that it must be for the pretty scenery.
If you'd like to see me work on this painting in person, you can stop by the painting demo I'll be doing for the El Valle Artists' Association in Cottonwwod on Thursday, March 12th. It starts around 6:30 pm and you can contact Gini Goldie of the EVAA for more details.
Thanks for looking.
DW
© Dave Wilder
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Today was my watercolor demo for the El Valle Artists' Association in Cottonwood, AZ. These are great folks and they've been kind enough to have me back three times in the last couple of years. I worked on a portion of my latest piece 'Just Visiting' and answered a few questions about technique and my approach to watercolor painting. In fact, it seemed like I talked a lot more than I actually painted!
Many thanks to Judith Robinson for snapping these pictures and putting them all together. 
