Press Release

Watercolorist David Dewey to Lead Visiting Artist Workshop

Thursday, May 06, 2010

Newport Art Museum's Coleman Center
June 11 - 13, 2010

NEWPORT, RI: Respected watercolorist David Dewey will lead a Visiting Artist Workshop entitled "Outdoor Landscape Watercolor Painting," at the Newport Art Museum's Coleman Center for Creative Studies, June 11 through 13.

Dewey's work was featured in a 2006-2007 exhibition at the Museum, "Water to Water: Maine and Rhode Island in the Paintings of David Dewey." His comprehensive book on the watercolor medium, The Watercolor Book, Watson-Guptill Publications, has been a must-have book for serious watercolor painters and educators since it's publication in 1995.

Workshop hours are 10 am to 4 pm on Friday, June 11 and Saturday, June 12, and 12 to 5 pm on Sunday, June 13, although weather may necessitate some scheduling changes. Cost for the three-day workshop is $500 for Newport Art Museum members and $525 for non-members. Advance registration is required. To register call (401) 848-2787, visit www.NewportArtMuseum.org , or stop by the Coleman Center Monday through Friday, 11 am - 3 pm. The Coleman Center is located in the Gilbert S. Kahn Building, 26 Liberty Street in Newport, part of the Museum's three-building campus at 76 Bellevue Avenue.

More about David Dewey:
For over 30 years, David Dewey has regularly exhibited his watercolor paintings in New York City, Maine and throughout the United States. His work is included in many major museums, as well as public and private collections. Dewey has taught at Parson's School of Design, The National Academy of Design School, and The Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts. In 2008, he was named Professor Emeritus at Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, and in the same year appointed curator of the painting estate of Joseph A. Fiore, NA (1925-2008). He continues to conduct his very popular workshops in New York, Maine, New England, and will continue his European workshop tours in the near future.

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