Scott Bodell has had a long career as an award-winning medical illustrator and producer of 3D medical animation. He began painting in watercolor in 2018, partly to answer a common question; “what sort of art do you like to do in your spare time away from medical illustration?” Though he remains busy commercially, he has managed to paint enough since then to attain signature status in three regional watercolor societies, including the SWA. And he’s managed to win a few awards along the way.
Pet portraits for friends and family were a natural place to start the learning curve for watercolor. The projects are smaller and faster. And Scott’s training and experience as an illustrator of “organic topics” erased the hesitance to explore and be bold.
Scott looks forward to sharing what he’s learned so far about watercolor and demonstrate how he approaches animal paintings (probably a dog) on the 16th.