In this demonstration, Frank’s desire is to show you how he uses bold color in his realistic paintings. His objective is to provide you with insights, tips and techniques which you can make your own. He will guide you through the essential principles of color and brushwork, combining detailed explanations with live demonstrations. Frank will then illustrate for you how he incorporates these aspects into his dynamic, light-filled watercolors.
BWS has a limited zoom capacity that can be expanded if we know to expect more participants. All registered participants will be sent the Zoom link before the demonstration.
Participants will have access to the video for 3 months.
BIOGRAPHY
Frank Spino, AWS, NWS, TWSA, PWS, FWS, BWS
In 2009, a friend took Frank to his first watercolor show. The talent surprised him - and it got him excited about the medium. Soon after, he began a serious exploration of watercolor.
Frank started his career as a sign painter. He painted thousands of walls and windows, developing logos and branding businesses, large and small. After 15 years he was asked to join the team at Kennedy Space Center. He transitioned to billboard painting where he would often paint a 10’ x 30’ billboard in a single day. As the age-old craft of signpainting began to wane with the advancement of computer technology, Frank went with the rising tide and moved on to computer graphics.
Frank’s decades of creating good design, his knowledge of color, and tens of thousands of hours with a brush in hand were of tremendous benefit when he finally turned his eye towards watercolor.
Frank had a five month solo show at the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Daytona Beach, Florida. His watercolors have been selected for many worldwide exhibitions: World of High Watercolor in Russia, World Watercolor Masters at the International Watercolor Society in Holland, World Watercolor Masters Select Group at The Hague, International Watercolor III, IV & V in Greece, Biennial International Prize Marche D’Acqua in Italy, Shenzhen International Watercolor Biennial in China, Shanghai-Zhujiajiao International Watercolor Exhibition in China, FabrianoInAcquarello in Italy, International Watercolor Society in Canada, Missouri Watercolor International Exhibition in Spain, National Watercolor Society (NWS), American Watercolor Society (AWS), Transparent Watercolor Society of America which he will judge in 2027 (TWSA), Southern Watercolor Society (SW), Florida Watercolor Society (FWS) and many other regional and state watercolor societies. He has achieved signature status in the AWS, NWS, TWSA, SW, FWS, BWS and PWS. (Baltimore, Pennsylvania)
His paintings have been published in the Art of Watercolor, American Artist Watercolor, Watercolor Artist, and many others. He had the cover and a seven page article in Watercolor Artist. His painting graced the cover of “Splash 14, The Best of Watercolor,” a hardbound book published annually, and his paintings have been included in Splash 16, 18, 19, 20 and 21.
