BARBARA NECHIS, Watercolor Artist, DVD

BARBARA NECHIS, Watercolor Artist is a DVD, originally produced on videocassette by Artists' Video Productions as part of their Contemporary Masters series. It speaks to all levels of watercolor artists. Watch Barbara and experience vicariously the creative process as she works on four paintings and discusses her approach to painting and design. Wet-into-wet, layering, lifting and masking are some of the techniques she demonstrates as she creates landscapes and flowers from her imagination. A dozen of her finished paintings are also displayed.

This visit with Barbara Nechis was first created on film in 1986 by the outstanding cinematographer and documentary producer, Pablo Frasconi. Unlike many “point and shoot” products this DVD is designed to go beyond the structured lesson to provide insight and information. Hours of filming have been expertly condensed resulting in a 43 minute DVD, and inspiring music has been written to accompany it. Many artists enjoy listening to it as they paint, simulating a workshop experience. A recent viewer commented, "It is a great DVD! It's so nice to watch you painting in your beautiful studio. I watched it and then I watched it again. There's so much information in what you say, the way you hold your brush, how you perceive different shapes around you and are inspired by them."

In transferring from VHS to DVD format, most of the original quality has been preserved. It is now being made available because just as an old film has its own special qualities, the painting demonstrations and thought process as originally recorded deliver information not found through any other source. You may also find charm in hearing background bits of sound such as the voices of children returning from school, bird songs, lawn mowers and airplanes in the LaGuardia Airport landing pattern, all typical of the sounds of a studio with its doors open on an otherwise tranquil afternoon.

Barbara Nechis now lives in the Napa Valley. Prior to moving west she was a faculty member of Parsons School of Design in NYC and has taught seminars at Pratt Institute, throughout North America and abroad. She is the author of two books, Watercolor, The Creative Experience and Watercolor from the Heart.

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Please send a check for $32 if purchased separately or if this order accompanies another book or DVD include only $25 for this one (S&H incl.) payable to:

Barbara Nechis 1085 Dunaweal Lane, Calistoga , CA 94515. (California Residents add 7.75% sales tax)