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Variety of Watercolors Falls on Show 4 2...................................................
By Aurelio Sanchez Journal Staff Writer |
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| Dave Collis | B J Hill | Woody Duncan |
| Sunday, September 30, 2007 Variety of Watercolors Falls on Show By Aurelio Sanchez Journal Staff Writer ......................................................................................................................................................... |
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| A funny thing happened to Woody Duncan a few years ago when his triplet grandchildren were born. He began painting them in his watercolors instead of painting crumbling adobe churches and fields of poppies. "They are definitely my favorite subjects now. I've been painting them since they were perhaps about 3," Duncan said. One of Duncan's paintings showing his grandchildren playing on a beach will be part of this fall's juried art show of the New Mexico Watercolor Society at Expo New Mexico. |
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| More than 120 watercolors from 76 different artists will be part of the
show judged by Gerald F. Brommer. Brommer is a renowed artist, author, educator and juror. Meanwhile, in one of his own latest works, Duncan captured the playful frivolity of his 9-year-old grandchildren — Tiffanie, Tess and Timothy-- playing on a Santa Monica, Calif., beach. He also is proud of his most recent work showing Tiffanie playing in the white sands of southern New Mexico. "They will all tell you they're the oldest, depending on who you ask," Duncan said. Duncan does his paintings from photographs. Duncan's grandchildren live in Kansas, where Duncan was a middle school art teacher in Kansas City for 20 years before he moved to Albuquerque three years ago. |
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| "I know New Mexico pretty well because every June I would drive to Taos for an art workshop," Duncan said. "It was quite a drive, but I always said the three best reasons to be a teacher are June, July and August." Duncan said he's expecting this year's show to be among the best ever by the New Mexico Watercolor Society. "A number of our members also work in pastels and acrylics," he said. Duncan's personal choice as a medium is watercolor, which he called "very unique and fresh." The key to the success of a watercolor, he said, is the dampness of the art paper and how the pigment reacts to the paper's surface. "The longer you work and experiment, the more you begin to find out what degree of dampness is needed to make a successful painting," he said. |
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| "Of course if it doesn't work, that's when fortune strikes because in
watercolors, there are no mistakes, just happy accidents," he said. He explained that in oils and acrylics the artist can paint over mistakes; not so with watercolors. Duncan also stressed the importance of using good quality paper and brushes. |
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| WHAT: New Mexico Watercolor Society Fall Show WHEN: Opening reception and preview Friday, Oct. 5, from 6-8 p.m. Exhibition will continue Saturday, Oct. 6, through Oct. 28. Hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursdays- Sundays WHERE: Fine Arts Building at Expo New Mexico HOW MUCH: Free |
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