Country: England
About me
Alex Hillkurtz is a watercolour artist born in England and currently living in Paris, France. He is a Signature Member of the National Watercolor Society (USA), an associate member of the California Watercolor Association, and a member of French Plein Air Painters. After many years as a renowned storyboard artist for feature films with credits that include “Argo”, “Almost Famous” and “It’s Complicated”, Alex now draws upon cinematic language to inform his paintings. He believes that plein air painting invites us to connect deeply with a place and reveal hidden stories, and that watercolour in particular possesses a unique quality for expressing emotion.
In addition to group and solo exhibitions of Alex’s paintings in Europe and the States, he also conducts regular demos, workshops, and masterclasses on watercolour painting, teaching students of all levels and backgrounds how to infuse their paintings with life and light. His on-line course with Domestika has reached over 120K students worldwide, and his book “Sketching Techniques for Artists” was published in 2021 by Quarto Publishing.
