Karl Dempwolf: California Impressionism

Karl's work is reminiscent of William Wendt , my favorite early ca. impressionist....until now, the "Wendt Mystique" has eluded me in my quest to imitate his unique style...Karl simplifies the study in such a way as to be easily grasped , and the work just flows from my brush now, thanks to Karl's "California Impressionism" video. thanks, Karl, even this 77 year old blonde grandmother learned from your wonderful demo...

I think others have well-described this DVD. What I really liked was watching Karl push and pull paint around the canvas, designing and redesigning the painting. His mindset of exploring and trying out something new was refreshing and validated me because I tend to be open ended in most of what I do in life and painting. It's the "let me try this and see if I like it" thinking that I always thought artists were beyond by the time they became well-known, as if they had learned what worked a while back and could present themselves as working seamlessly from beginning to end. I'm always trying new stuff and it appears that I am indecisive but its more a need to have to see an idea. Anyway, Karl's tips about studying the masters, keeping an open mind, and showing his sketches and location photos all delve into his working methods and show how far he is willing to deviate from painting what he sees. I recommend this DVS to anyone looking to learn more about this master's thought processes.

I'm particularly fond of the California impressionist style and Karl Dempwolf's take on it so it was great to get to see and learn about the process from beginning to end.

I was so happy to see that Karl had made a dvd. I found his book in an art store in Studio City (Carter Sexton) about ten years ago and fell in love with his paintings. He has been one of my biggest inspirations since I found his book.

His dvd explains the painting process from sketch to final painting. The viewer can see both his palette and his painting at the same time which is big plus! I highly recommend this dvd and all books that Karl has produced.

Initially I thought spending over $100 for a video of Karl defining his methodology of painting from pencil sketch to color sketch to a larger format was a bit pricey. I have painted with Karl on two separate occasions in the last couple of years and I took notes, but much of his shared info is lost in time. And I paid much more for the experience. But the video, as it turns out, allows me to play it over & over again to really solidify his comments while demonstrating his unique signature of style. So I am now thinking that his video has much more detail than a workshop and I can play it over, and over, and over to enjoy nuggets of info that I missed previously, utilizing specific chapters of the demo for quick review,
I now think that his video cuts to the chase, saves time and money in the long run, but provides the necessary insight to the viewer that can be reviewed multiple times.