A little history of one period of watercolor, the "California School" of Watercolor, which thrived between the mid-1920s and mid-50s. It emphasized bold design and color, broad brushstrokes and astracting a design from nature rather than copying a specific scene. Members of this "school" include Edgar Whitney, Rex Brandt, Emil Kosa Jr., George Post, Milford Zornes, Tony Couch, Edward Norton Ward, Ron Ranson, Robert E. Wood, Chris Van Winkle, Tom Fong, and Frank Webb.
- Learn more about the "California School" of Watercolor
- California Watercolors on Cal Arts Website
- Learn more about Edgar Whitney (this is a link to an archived blog)
- In particular, learn about the origins of Edgar Whitney's Texas Station Wagon Workshops and how he influenced the California Watercolorists
Painting the Symbol of a Car
When we paint a large painting of a city street with buildings, cars and people, we don't want to realistically paint every detail of every building, car and person. Rather, we paint symbols of each of those.
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| Autumn by Alvaro Castagnet |
YouTube Video Tutorials: How to Draw and Paint a car, or rather, the symbol of a car.
- A Simple Method for Drawing and Painting Cars by Rex Beanland
- An Easy Way to Paint Cars (Updated) by Rex Beanland
- Painting Automobiles by Frank Francese: Watercolor Painting
- More Advanced: Paint car + 2 figures by Nitin Singh
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