46 – Richard Jesse Watson

2305 Ivy Street
Port Townsend, WA 98368
Telephone: (360) 385-7805
rjw@olympus.net
www.richardjessewatson.com

Demonstration:

We will display the processes Richard uses in designing and illustrating picture books for children, starting with sketch books filled with brainstorming and ideas, storyboards, book dummies, sketches, 3-D models and other reference materials, and finished paintings. During the tour, Richard will be working on an illustration that will appear in his next book.

Directions:

Option 1: From Northwind, take a left onto E. Simms Way (WA-20). Turn right onto 12th St, turn right onto Sheridan Ave (.8 mi). Take a left at the stop sign at Hastings Ave and continue for one mile. Turn left onto Ivy St, drive up Ivy St to the sixth driveway on the right.

Option 2: From WA-20, approaching Port Townsend, take a left turn onto Jacob Miller Rd, go through the first stop sign, continuing on Jacob Miller Rd to the second stop sign at Hastings Ave (1.2 mi). Turn right onto Hastings Ave, and take a right onto Ivy St (.6 mi). Drive up Ivy St to the sixth driveway on the right (.3 mi).

Park on the right-hand side of the street, or if space is available, in the driveway and parking spots indicated.

Artist Statement:

Art is a window into the soul of the artist. It is also a window through which the viewer can feel the breezes of their own longings and dreams. I love to create paintings I can ‘climb into’ and explore.

Connoisseur has called Richard Jesse Watson’s art “breathtaking”, New York Times, “Enchanting and inspiring…” and LA Times said the award-winning artist’s technique “echoes the realism of Dürer.”