FAA to welcome watercolor artist Craig Anderson at March meeting

FALLBROOK – Watercolor artist Craig Anderson will be the guest demonstrator Saturday, March 16, at the Fallbrook Art Association meeting at the Fallbrook Woman’s Club, 238 W Mission Road.

The association meets every third Saturday of the month. It begins at 8:45 a.m. with a 9:15 a.m. critique session done by the guest artist. Members are encouraged to bring one piece of their artwork to be critiqued by the guest artist.

A 10:15 business meeting is followed by the guest artist demonstration, lunch and an optional workshop from 1-4 p.m. The public is invited to join with member artists at these meetings.

Craig Anderson was born and raised in upstate New York before moving to San Diego in 1988. He works exclusively in transparent watercolor. Anderson said he believes that art is a timeless expression of the beauty that surrounds people: a fossil of some piece of real life that existed in time and space is a real, living, breathing thing. His trademark is his use of vibrant color and bold value patterns to reveal and discover the majesty hidden within his subjects. Anderson is an award-winning artist whose work is represented by private and corporate collections nationwide. He is a member of the San Diego Watercolor Society and has served as a juror in a number of art exhibitions and is in demand for live demonstrations and workshops.

After Anderson’s demonstration, he will conduct a watercolor painting workshop from 1-4 p.m. The workshop is open to both beginners and advanced painters, members and non-members. The cost for members is $40 with $35 going to the artist and $5 to the association, and the cost for non-members is $50 with $45 going to the artist and $5 to the association. To register, call Carol Reardon at (760) 731-6677. Participants need to register in advance by sending in checks to reserve a spot. Reardon will email participants a list of supplies to bring and the class agenda.

The Fallbrook Art Association is dedicated to supporting art in the community by sponsoring demonstrations, workshops, festivals, exhibits, opportunities, scholarships and two shows in Fallbrook.

Submitted by the Fallbrook Art Association.