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Larry Casso

Larry Casso owned and operated the Baton Rouge Fine Arts Academy for 48 years teaching close to 50,000 students during that time period. He was a master of watercolor. For more information on Larry and to see more of his work, visit Facebook/Remembering Larry Casso or www.larrycassofinearts.com.

One Color Watercolor Cabin Demonstration

This video demonstrates how to mix color while maintaining values using one color, burnt umber. Mixing color while maintaining values can be difficult for a new watercolor artist. Larry Casso firmly lived by Ted Kautzky’s teachings – learn to mix color and maintain values with a limited number of colors; this one color is the first of 4 videos he completed teaching these very concepts. 140 pound watercolor paper is suggested, but 300 pound is fine. If rounded or buckles on completion, dampen the back of completed painting and place a clean towel with heavy coffee table books to flatten overnight. Suggested brushes for this painting: round #8.

Yscloskey Derelict One Color Watercolor Demonstration

This is the second demo that Larry did to help students get better in one color watercolor. Samples are shown as to how create values in the painting. This painting can be done in any color, the one in the sample is lamp black; I am using burnt umber in the demo but sepia or payne’s gray also give a great effect.

Two Color Watercolor Barn Demonstration

This video demonstrates how to mix color while maintaining values using ultramarine blue and burnt umber watercolor paints. Mixing color while maintaining values can be difficult for a new watercolor artist. Larry Casso firmly lived by Ted Kautzky’s teachings – learn to mix color and maintain values with a limited number of colors; this two color watercolor is the second of 3 videos he completed teaching these very concepts. 300 pound watercolor paper is suggested, will not buckle as badly with the wet on wet wash for the sky and background trees, but 140 pound is acceptable. If rounded or buckled on completion, dampen the back of completed painting and place a clean towel with heavy coffee table books to flatten overnight. Suggested brushes: flat 1/2 inch, round #8 and also #4 for detail.

Three Color Watercolor Demonstration

This video demonstrates how to mix color while maintaining values using ultramarine blue, raw sienna and hookers green light watercolor paints. Mixing color while maintaining values can be difficult for a new watercolor artist. Larry Casso firmly lived by Ted Kautzky’s teachings – learn to mix color and maintain values with a limited number of colors; this three color watercolor is the last of 3 videos he completed teaching these very concepts. 300 pound watercolor paper is suggested, will not buckle as badly with the wet on wet wash for the sky and background trees, but 140 pound is acceptable. If rounded or buckled on completion, dampen the back of completed painting and place a clean towel with heavy coffee table books to flatten overnight. Suggested brushes: flat 1/2 inch, round #8 and also #4 for detail as well as a large brush for wetting sky.

Chryl Casso Corizzo

Works Over Video Demonstration

This watercolor demo references an original painting done by Larry Casso using the Robert Simmons palette (ivory black, yellow ochre, cadmium red light and chinese white when needed to lighten colors). It goes step by step into preparation to paint as well as how to mix colors for all aspects of the painting. This video was done for students who desire to learn a limited palette technique and to further their expertise in using watercolor.

Stacy Lund Levy

Learn more about Stacy Lund Levy at www.instagram.com/artorangutan

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How to Enter a Competition

Our friends at the Baltimore Watercolor Society (BWS) shared this video by Stacy Lund Levy on her experiences with entering various watercolor competitions.

In this video Stacy discusses all the steps needed to enter a show, including:

  • Photographing your artwork
  • Editing your photo to correct whites and to correct any distortions in the image and trimming off anything that is not part of your painting image.
  • Uploading your image into the Call for Entry system (CaFE’) currently used by some watercolor groups for entry.
  • Submitting your image into an exhibition and paying for the entry.

BWS shared this as a continuing resource not only for its members but for the public. We thank them and Stacy for their generosity.