Attached is your Registration Brochure for this Fall’s NFWS Workshop with Gary Tucker. Note that the fee for the Workshop has been modified. The fee for both Members and Non-Members is now the same! Time to sign up!!
Gary Tucker Workshop Brochure modified for fee change
Workshop Description:
Painting the warmth of autumn, or the quiet of a winter snowfall, going beyond the reference to find the essential qualities in a subject! This workshop is for experienced painters looking to go beyond photographic representation.Through the media of watercolor and my process of painting I find power through brushwork, and subtlety through transparency.Watercolor differs from other media in that there is a performance aspect to it. The fine pieces come out in one sitting and very often like a classic performance, something happens, a fusion of mind and subject, an improvisation that cannot be duplicated.
In this workshop I would like to show ways in which you may bring the intangibles of mood and atmosphere to your watercolor painting. I have prepared exercises and examples that will add to your watercolor vocabulary and allow you to grow your poetic side. I will demonstrate at least once a day the methods I use to bring about these qualities in my artwork.If weather permits – a day in the field will provide a means to see the connection of experience and my studio work.
If weather permits – a day in the field will provide a means to see the connection of experience and my studio work.
Dates and times: Tuesday, October 14, to Friday, October 17, 2025, 9:30 – 4 pm
Location: Taylor Theater Meeting Room at The Kenan Center in Lockport, NY (behind Kenan House – accessible ramp) 433 Locust Street, Lockport, NY 14094
Fee: Members: $400 Non-Members: $460 (see application for details)
About the Artist:
Gary started to make art his life path while still in high school under lifelong mentor Anita Fahs. Eventually Gary was drawn east to Boston where he met Professor Kaji Aso at the SMFA. Professor Aso introduced eastern aesthetic, calligraphy and sumi painting. Gary graduated to the media of watercolor and found he could achieve more subtlety, power and expressiveness in his painting.
Artist’s Philosophy:
What is the place of the artist in society? I feel the artist to be caretaker of the heart. Human beings have empathy for each other, for other creatures, even for plants. The artist values this empathy. This empathy leads them to the heart of human beings, and the artist seeks to move the hearts of others through their artwork.To communicate through any medium, we need to understand how to employ our craft. We learn this through immersion. We study nature, we look to the great art of our predecessors, we train our eyes, our ears, our mind and our heart to become more perceptive, more sensitive so that we may say something more. A good teacher will emphasize the fundamentals until the student becomes the artist. The fundamentals are constant through every culture, every medium and every masterpiece.See Gary Tuckers’ website: www.GaryTuckerartist.com for more information and images.