Great Interview with Artist Don Demers

Don Demers at 1-day plein air workshop in Connecticut.

 Don Demers gives his all to whatever endeavor he undertakes--be it teaching a workshop, painting in his studio, studying history of a particular subject he is planning to paint.  He doesn't hold back.  If you listen to his recent, free interview on Artists Helping Artists (Thursday, March 13, 2014) you will be inspired to dig deeper, work harder, and follow your passion.  Could he be called an Old Salty Dog?  When he talked about how strong the effect the smell of the sea has on him and how he leaves trinkets around the studio to invoke the sense of the ocean when he is painting the ocean, the image of a single-minded hunting dog came into view.  As a plein air painter, his comment about creating on the spot v. "recreating" in the studio struck a chord.  Don't miss the interview, by Leslie Saeta and Margaret Sheldon:  Don Demers Interview

Don stated that he is taking a sabbatical from teaching to focus on his own work for awhile, but that just means we can expect to see something wonderful coming from his studio in the near future.  If you wanted to study with Don, but were unable to make it to his workshops, a close second is this interview + his DVD "Painting the Coast of Maine", reviewed earlier here:  Review of Demers "Painting the Coast of Maine" video

Two paint colors Don recommended as adjunct colors to a plein air palette are Rembrandt Green Earth and Williamsburg Unbleached Titanium.  The green works well with evergreens, and the unbleached white lightens a mixture when you are not ready to go to full strength white.  I have used both and now carry them out in the field.

Two convenience colors recommended by Don for plein air painting--
Rembrandt Green Earth and Williamsburg Unbleached Titanium.