Charles Reid Watercolor

In this video workshop youll begin with exercises on contour drawing designed to provide you with a way to loosen up and become familiar with your subject. Then explore color mixing composition values edges brushwork saving whites and using negative space as Charles guides you through several paintings from start to finish for juicy loose paintings that dance with light and achieve a wonderful balance between spontaneity and structure.

Fresh cut and wild flowers are a continual source of beauty in the life of an artist, yet many students find them frustrating or even intimidating to paint. Learn to create delicate, realistic floral arrangements this watercolor instruction video featuring Charles Reid. Reid is best known for his uninhibited watercolor style, and teaches students of all levels to catch the light and breathe of a moment in time while allowing beautiful flowers to bloom on their canvas. This workshop begins with a discussion of contour drawing that will provide students with the anchor from which to develop their entire composition.

In Portraits in Watercolor, Artist Charles Reid demonstrates the special skills required when painting portraits. Shapes of color become alive as they intermix — and the personalities and likenesses of the subjects begin to shine forth.

Charles paints quietly, with his voice-over occasionally addressing issues pertinent to what is going on in the painting. He draws the subject directly onto the paper using one continuous line, never lifting his pencil or erasing — a process of “attuning” to the shapes. His style is direct and appears simple as he manipulates intense color and play against rich neutrals and luminous grays.