Guy Magallanes is self-taught and has painted since childhood.
Guy decided to call himself an Artist in 2000 and started entering shows in 2003.
In 2004 he got his first studio at the old Redwood City Art Center and made the transition to a full-time artist in 2007.
Guy is an award-winning watercolor artist and has been teaching for more than 20 years. His work is published in Splash 9, 10, 15 and is one of 15 contributors to “Watercolor Secrets by North Light Books.
Guy co-hosted the Instructional Television Show called "Art2Art". This instructional program started in 2006 and won a WAVE award in 2007. The show aired until 2015 on KCSM the local public television station.
He instructed online workshops through the ArtistsNetworkUniversity.
Guy taught workshops locally at Filoli from 2006 to 2019 until the pandemic.
He has instructed workshops in Italy, Oklahoma, Texas, Florida and recently in Nevada.
He continues teaching classes in his Shop in San Carlos and guided classes online.

ARTIST’S STATEMENT

As a watercolorist I experiment with different techniques painting images that surround me daily.
I paint the overall image at first, laying down big washes of color connecting the shapes, letting the image emerge from the paper. Once the image is blocked in, I work to separate the big shapes into smaller shapes by adding value and color. Once the underpainting is set, I can finesse the image, cleaning edges, adding darks, or removing color.
I usually paint the image with exaggerated color not competing with the photo reference, I am striving to find the excitement that compelled me to paint it in the first place.
The photo reference is a valuable guide but I let the painting speak to me and it tells me where to go and what to do.