Quick Paint Techniques and Demo with Joe BascoSeptember 30, 2023
Intermediate and Advanced 1 Session- (Saturday) 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Instructor: Joe Basco Class Fee: $25.00 non-members Free for BRMAA members Joe Basco will demonstrate the planning, preparation, and execution for a quick paint for such events as Plein Air. Joe will demo two paintings to be completed in two hours or less. Techniques can be applied to all painting mediums. Plein air painting is about leaving the four walls of your studio behind and experiencing painting and drawing in the landscape. The practice goes back for centuries but was truly made into an art form by the French Impressionists. Their desire to paint light and its changing, ephemeral qualities, coupled with the creation of transportable paint tubes and the box easel—the precursor to the plein air easels of today—allowed artists the freedom to paint “en plein air,” which is the French expression for “in the open air.” CLASS IS FULL. Please call Art Center at (706) 258-4322 to BE PUT ON THE WAIT LIST .
Call (706) 258-4322 for questions regarding this course and registration. Payment is required to register for BRMAA courses. You may pay via PayPal above, over the phone, or visit The Art Center located at 420 West Main Street, Blue Ridge, GA 30513 to pay in person.
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INSTRUCTOR - JOE BASCO
Joe Basco is a retired airline pilot living in Hiawassee, Georgia. He has always been an artist and is starting his second career devoted to pursuing artistic endeavors. From a very young age Joe was always drawing and painting. He began his art career in high school working for a tee shirt printing company doing artwork, design, and printing. He also drew ads and comics for the local paper, and telephone book. The summer after high school graduation in 1972, he attended the Midwestern Music and Art Camp at the University of Kansas, where he was exposed to college level art and design classes. Joe joined the Army in the summer of 1972, and following basic training, was sent to Fort Gordon Georgia Signal school to begin training as a radio operator. However, the Army had other plans for Joe once they discovered his artistic abilities. While at Fort Gordon, Joe illustrated training manuals and prepared presentations. He was recruited into the Television Department where he produced art for training films and TV shows at the Signal School (at the time one of the largest closed-circuit systems in the country). Joe was sent to Germany in the spring of 1974 and was assigned to the 5th PSYOP Battalion (Psychological Operations). While there, he was tasked with developing propaganda leaflets and informational pamphlets. He also began to work in the darkroom and really expanded his photography and darkroom skills. He won first place in a Europe-wide photo contest in 1974. Upon completion of his tour, Joe returned to the states and moved to Orange, Texas. He found a job with a printing company and worked as a printer for the next six years, while working his way through flight school. For the next 40 years he was a professional pilot for a variety of commercial airlines, finally retiring in 2019 as a Captain for United Airlines. He enjoys painting outdoors in watercolor, pastel, and oil. He has competed in the “Plein Air Paint-Out” event in Blue Ridge, Georgia since 2015. Joe took first place in the quick draw event (one hour) in 2018, and in 2020. He is a member of the Southern Appalachian Artist Guild and Blue Ridge Mountains Photographers Guild. |
