Brekke Art – Art classes with Robert Brekke

Watercolor. 1990
Watercolor 2-3 video demonstration. 2-point perspective, arches. Water, trees, and atmospheric perspective.
Drawing 2 video demonstration. Conifers in various poses. Graded graphite pencils.
Watercolor 3 video demonstration. "Yosemite 3-Brothers" Merced River.
Drawing 2 video demonstration. Advanced techniques. 2-point perspective, water, skies. Graphite pencils and powder.
Watercolor 1 video demonstration. Technique in creating early morning fog. Based on Deb Watson's YouTube tutorial.
Drawing 2 video demonstration. Practice in using vine charcoal, stumps, erasers, and blenders. Focus on clouds.
Watercolor 2 video demonstration. Experimenting with palette knife, ripples, and reflections.
Watercolor 2 video demonstration. Heavy wet-n-wet technique. Based on Umberto Rossini's YouTube tutorial.
Drawing 2 video demonstration. Photo source. Graded graphite pencils
Watercolor 2 video demonstrations. Left is early morning fog at the fishing hole. Right is exercise with pen-ink and watercolor wash of Mendocino street..
Drawing 2 video demonstration. Live sourcing of material. Practice drawing meadow grasses, oak trees, and structures.
Watercolor with acrylic overlay. 1993.
Plein Air drawing. Home made bamboo pens and ink and ink wash. Martinelli Farms, Watsonville, CA, 1989.
Watercolor. Snow, early Spring melt, atmospheric perspective. 1979.
Ink on board. Pen and wash. Quick sketching.
Plein Air watercolor. "Ukiah Neighborhood Church". 1980.
Drawing 2 video demonstration. Live source. Charcoal pencils and vine charcoal.
Watercolor and acrylic overlay.
Watercolor 1 video demonstration. Wet-n-wet / dry-on-dry. Compositional exercise. Based on Peter Sheeler's YouTube tutorial.
Watercolor sketch. Magazine source photo of Olympic skater
Black and white Conte Crayon on colored mat board. Study of personal object and textures: cork, fiberglass, and metal.
Watercolor 3. Demonstration for abstract exploration
Plein Air watercolor. Mendocino vineyard.
Watercolor 3 demonstration. exploring abstraction.
Demonstration for Drawing 1-2-3. Advanced practice in sourcing your own material. Heavy emphasis on linear perspective and tone control.
Drawing 1 video demonstration. 3-point perspective with cylindrical exercise.

Slide show represents a sampling of the instructor’s various styles he uses
and teaches in the drawing and painting courses.

COURSES

(North Idaho Classes)
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TESTIMONIALS

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CLASSES OFFERED
IN VARIOUS
LOCATIONS

Day and evening classes are being planned for Hayden/Rathdrum, Sandpoint, and Coeur d Alene, and possibly Spokane Valley.

All courses are organized in semesters. A semester consists of eight to twelve weekly, consecutive sessions.

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