I went to this event in Brea with Scott and Toby. Before the show we had Indian food accross the street. It was very good food-buffet style, medium somosa, lots of fun.
After lunch, we hit the gallery. Lots of weird watercolors. Some very realistic street scenes, lots of pictures of farm equipment, lots of pictures that were too light. We talked a lot in the gallery–Scott was having a very good time. Toby taught us a lot–petina or something which means pictures that are too light. The importance of fast brush strokes–of water colors as zen art.
At the end of the exhibit we were standing in front of the second place painting. This short old Japanese dude walked up. Toby was not a big fan of the painting, but this guy knew stuff and Toby respected him–he shared his ideas on painting vs. illustrations. When I asked the guy to comment on the painting, he said that it demonstrated a lot of discipline.
Indeed.
David Given Schwarm 
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