Two Lower School and an Upper School AP art class were honored Monday, February 25, to have famous contemporary artist Morio Matsui work with them in improving their watercolor painting style. Mr. Matsui was born in Japan, and after graduation from the Musashino College of Fine Arts in Tokyo, moved to Paris where he was awarded a scholarship from the French government. He worked in Paris for 40 years studying the great masters and even met and discussed his work with Pablo Picasso.
Mr. Matsui has been living on the island of Corsica for 10 years and loves the ocean influence on his paintings. The students were impressed with Mr. Matsui's joy, energy and exhilaration as he worked the paint on paper using his fingers, brushes and pens. When painting the student across the table, the artist was trying to get students to loosen up their tight style of painting to try and incorporate the personality of the model into his/her work. Mr. Matsui usually paints on canvases up to 15' tall. This size canvas usually takes him 2 to 3 years to complete.
Please look at his web site to see samples of his work and the many awards he has received through his years of success. http://matsuimorio.jp/Zindex.htm
