PRESENTATION:
Michaels presentation will be based on his work in watercolor and acrylic media, and he will discuss requirements for entering Acrylic paintings into Juried Watercolor exhibitions. He will give a CD presentation discussing his inspiration, techniques, materials and working process. Plus tips and personal gems for the artist.
BIO:
Michael A. Bignell is an award winning artist. Born in the rural South Coast of England, he is retired from a successful architectural practice, and has painted for the last decade. His influences have included Andrew Wyeth, Rudy de Reyna, Roland Roycraft and the renaissance painters Velasquez and Vermeer, as well as the photographers Michiel Wijstma of the Netherlands, and John van Horn of Pennsylvania.
MEMBERSHIPS:
American Artists Professional League, Inc. - Baltimore Watercolor Society, Signature Member - Pennsylvania Watercolor Society – Strathmore.
Michael’s work has been shown at:
American Artists Professional League, at The Salmagundi Club in New York City
Allied Artists of America, at The National Arts Club, in New York City
Strathmore Hall, 25th Anniversary Exhibit, Bethesda MD
Strathmore Hall, 2010 Membership Exhibition, Bethesda MD
Baltimore Watercolor Society, 125th Mid-Atlantic, @ Strathmore, Bethesda MD
Bath County Art Show, 46th Annual Exhibition, Hot Springs, VA
Cape Cod Art Association, 2009 National Exhibition, Barnstable MA
Cooperstown Art Association, 74th National Show, Cooperstown NY
Central Park Gallery, One-Man Show, Honesdale, PA
Wyoming Valley Art League, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Friendship Heights Community Center, One-Man Show, Chevy Chase MD
Chestertown Arts League, 61st, 62nd & 63rd Juried Exhibitions, Chestertown MD
The Hogans Agency, One-Man Show, Chestertown MD
Maryland Heritage Properties, One-Man Show, Chestertown MD
AARP 2010 Calendar
Baltimore Watercolor Society at the Gordon Center for the Performing Arts
Baltimore Watercolor Society 126th Mid-Atlantic @ Strathmore, Bethesda MD
Baltimore Watercolor Society at Delaplaine Art Center, Frederick, MD
Pennsylvania Watercolor Society’s 32nd International Juried Exhibition
