Tony Van Hasselt
www.TonyVanHasselt.com
August 30 - September 5, 2009
Medium: Watercolor
Level: Intermediate & Advanced
5-Day Outdoors Class

Tony van Hasselt paints with clear, deft strokes in an impressionistic style, telling a visual story with emphasis on strong patterns of light and shade. He is author of A Studio Visit and Outdoor Watercolor Workshop and co-author of Painting with the White of Your Paper and The Watercolor Fix-It Book. Tony is known for his ability to clearly and graphically explain problems and solutions as they arise during a demonstration. That, combined with his enthusiastic teaching style make his a highly popular instructor, appreciated for his empathy with student struggles.

In The Watercolor Fix-It Book, Tony designed eight self-explanatory visual symbols, which form a checklist of the fundamentals of painting. He teaches you how to use this instant visual guide and thereby avoid the most commonly recurring problems. At the daily critique, Tony discusses how improvements can be made and often show how, by painting them onto an acetate overlay. Original work is never touched.