Watercolor painting: imaginative designs with Alex Ross

Brilliant patterns of high-level color and semi-abstract forms emerge as the celebrated illustrator-painter demonstrates his work in his studio, and also shows his use of acrylic paint on a board producing compositions with an emotional dream-like quality.

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Credits

production company

Perspective Films

Duration

00:20:02:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1973

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011710

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Study and teaching

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - United States

Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists - United States

Crafts & Visual Arts → Color

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting - Technique

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Art - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Color

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1973

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