During October I attended a 5-day watercolor workshop with Alvaro Castagnet in Sedona, Arizona, sponsored by the Sedona Arts Center. There were 14 students, and we painted outdoors most of the time. Most of the students were not from Arizona. Alvaro did many of very good demos, and spent time describing what he thinks about when he paints. He also provided very useful critiques of the students' paintings. I was challenged during the workshop, and now after it, to put a lot of Alvaro's tips into action... which hasn't been easy! But I intend to keep at it. I would like to be able to capture in my paintings some of the mystery and looseness that Alvaro injects into all of his paintings.
