Tony Couch is coming to SSI

Every year for about the last decade, I have taken a week off of work to paint with Tony Couch, and this year is no exception.  He'll be on Saint Simons Island, GA April 20 - 24, and he has a few slots left open (http://www.tonycouch.com/).  There is a reason that I keep repeating his class, besides being a very slow learner, which is: I learn something new every time, and the quality of my work gets better.

In fact, I think it is essential to periodically paint with people that I consider better than me, which is why I attend two or three professional workshops each year.  Thus, over the years I have painted with Don Andrews,  Skip Larwence, Tony VanHasselt, Judy Wagonner, Alex Powers, Henry Wo Yue Kee, John Salminen, and others.  Each has a different perspective on art and a host of different techniques, but Tony Couch is my annual reference point.  I think it is important to have a mentor (even an informal one) as an anchor to which I can append new skills and insights.

Tony teaches both technique and design, he is the author of the best selling Northlight book Watercolor, You Can Do It (also available on his website), and he was a repeat student for years to classes taught by his friend and mentor, Ed Whitney.