January 2006 Meeting
Guest Demonstrator: Gerald Brommer
Gerald is a renowned artist, author, educator, juror and scholar. He is the acknowledged master of watercolor and collage painting methods which he originated and has taught for many years. He is both author and editor of over 35 art books and has created twelve instructional video tapes. Trained in Chouinard Art Institute, Otis Art Institute, University of Nebraska, USC, UCLA and Nebraska's Concordia Teachers College, he holds Master of Arts and Honorary Doctor of Literature degrees.
In his teaching, Gerald emphasizes the importance of exploring new methods in order to broaden the artist's range of visual expression. He has painted and conducted artists workshops around the world and is in great demand as a teacher, consultant and art juror throughout the United States and abroad.
His paintings have been in more than 135 one-man shows, 200 group shows and over 200 international exhibitions including the American Watercolor Society, National Academy of Design, Royal Watercolor Society of London, Butler Institute of American Art, Laguna Beach Museum of Art and many other museums and exhibits. In addition to being a member of many local art organizations, he is a life member, and past president, of the National Watercolor Society. You can enjoy a selection of paintings by Gerald Brommer online at New Masters Gallery.com.
