Watercolor With Dean Davis

This is a passable, if not very tightly focused, introduction to the art of watercolor painting. Dean Davis, an Evansville, Indiana artist, opens by showing viewers the various tools necessary for watercolor painting (a nicely economic tool kit: sponges, water jug, pencils with erasers, drawing pad, etc.) This is followed by a short course in design: discussing the use of contrast (warm/cool colors, light/dark colors, etc.) Finally, a thumbnail sketch of a rural farm scene is transferred onto the canvas. The painting section is fairly lifeless, as far as lively narration or interesting camerawork goes. The painting does get made-but without much enthusiasm, or much care for the order in which information is delivered (much of the tape appears to be impromptu.) Not a necessary purchase. (See JOHN CALVERT PERFORMS A TRIBUTE TO HOUDINI for availability.)