Announcing
AQUEOUS 2024

DAVID BECKER, Aqueous 2024 Juror

David is a professional and experienced artist, illustrator, and an instructor with a strong background in fine art and commercial art industry who has worked at Foote Cone and Belding and J. Walter Thompson Worldwide and with established galleries and reps in Dallas and Chicago. He is skilled in fine art painting, storyboard illustration, graphics and concept development. With a degree in fine and studio arts from the American Academy of Art, David’s career has included roles as gallery and school owner, instructor, illustrator and artist in the greater fine arts and design industry. He has taught for over 40 years, published 2 art books and written many articles for fine art publications. David is a highly skilled and sought after art instructor.

Entry Deadline: OCTOBER 1, 2024

AWARDS :

Previous prizes annually have averaged $8,000 in cash and materials.

SIGNATURE MEMBERSHIP :

Artist Signature Membership is given to a KWS member who has been accepted into three Aqueous exhibitions while maintaining continuous membership without lapse.

All KWS Signature members are eligible for the KWS Signature Artist Award.

WORKSHOP

DAVID BECKER Workshop

November 18-20, 2024
Kentucky Museum of Arts and Crafts · KMAC
715 W Main St, Louisville, KY 40202

The Kentucky Watercolor Society will facilitate a workshop with David Becker at the Kentucky Museum of Arts and Crafts (KMAC) in Louisville, KY in coordination with its annual AQUEOUS USA National Exhibition running from November 15th through January 26.

David's 3-day workshop uses transparent and opaque watercolor and guache together. Students will be learning about traditional watercolor and how to use them together with various techniques.

There will be times we use the guache in a transparent watercolor way and at times we will be using it thick; like acrylics and oils. You will learn how to use these two mediums together to create a different style and technique. Each day we do an exercise in the morning and start another in the afternoon to go over many different aspects of each medium. Each class and exercise builds on the previous assignment which helps you learn all that David wants you to take away from this class. He will supply the Gouache paint, images, and transfer paper. A supply list is included.

Workshop cost: $325 for KWS Members; $375 for Nonmembers.

THE WORKSHOP IS FULL. SIGN UP FOR THE WAITLIST

David Becker

David is a professional and experienced artist, illustrator, and an instructor with a strong background in fine art and commercial art industry who has worked at Foote Cone and Belding and J.Walter Thampson Worldwide and with established galleries and reps in Dal- las and Chicago. He is skilled in fine art painting, storyboard illustra- tion, graphics and concept development. With a degree in fine and studio arts from the American Academy of Art, David's career has included roles as gallery and school owner, instructor, illustrator and artist in the greater fine arts and design industry. He has taught for over 40 years, published 2 art books and written many articles for fine art publications. David is a highly skilled and sought after art instructor.

www.beckerart.net

KMAC is the generous host for Aqueous USA 2024

KMAC Contemporary Art Museum ("KMAC")

KMAC is Louisville's premier contemporary art museum in downtown Louisville on Museum Row. Through exhibitions, education, and outreach, KMAC works to connect people to art and creative practice.