Thanks. Enjoyed seeing him at work.

That's wonderful. How thick the paint is on his brush. And how effective the limited palette is. Thanks for posting this.

Thank you for this . . . I watched the amazing video, and ordered the book!

Mmmmm! What glorious and delicate brush control...Watching someone do something they love to do is so inspiring...Thanks for sharing! :)

Wow, Danny, once again, thanks. I never knew about Kingman. What beautiful watercolors. I found this much shorter but more modern video on Kingman, there are a couple of interesting remarks by his granddaughter:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpGqY73ko2g

Thanks for bringing him up.

Oh, that is so beautiful.

I read Dong Kingman's book many years ago. Story I remember best, he was driving in the desert, saw a beautiful vista. He had his watercolors, but no water. He improvised and mixed his colors with Coca-cola. The picture was imperfect, but remarkable.

Hi Danny, this is my first post. Your books have inspired me to start painting.
Now Dong's film has inspired me to buy his. Thank you so much for introducing me to this great master.

Rob Case

Wonderful video. Still can't imagine working in public but I guess it's all to do with confidence in your own ability. Thank you, Danny.

Thank you!

Thanks for drawing our attention to this remarkable artist Danny. Love this guy's style, and I can't say I've heard of him before. I'll have to check this out some more!

Thanks for sharing! It shows the qualities of a limited palette very well.

Looking at his official website, I see his work is very close to my home in Norman at the Fred Jones Jr., Museum of Art, The University of Oklahoma. Thanks for the introduction to this awesome watercolorist.

I've been a fan of Kingman's ever since I first fell in love with watercolor. What a great opportunity to see how he actually worked!

Thanks Danny. I am really enjoying your more frequent posting.

Wow, thanks for posting this Danny. What a wonderful artist. I don't think I've ever heard of the guy! I'll definitely have to check out his work now.

I appreciate the comments on my father and thanks Danny for sharing the Dong Kingman film directed by James Wong Howe, one of the great cinematographers. Wong Howe came up with the idea for the documentary and my father produced the film and formed Living Artists Productions. The film was shot in 1953 in our Brooklyn Heights home and Chinatown's Mott St., a short subway ride away. My father's watercolor paintings are now in the collection of about 60 museums and public institutions.An earlier book , The Watercolors of Dong Kingman, by Alan Gruskin with a foreward by William Saroyan is a favorite of mine. The deYoung Museum in San Francisco is showing two of his paintings, South Street Bridge on loan from the Metropolitan Museum and Urban Fantasy from the Michael Rosenfeld Gallery in an exhibition Asian/American/Modern Art beginning Oct.25,2008. Presently I am developing a documentary on my father with a working title, Dong Kingman, Watercolor Master (advice appreciated). For more information on the artist, www.dongkingman.org

Kingman was one of the stable of artists for the Famous Artist School, when I took those courses in the late 60s or early 70s.

I will always look up to DK as the definitive loose watercolorist. I tend to compare others to his evocative, spot-on style.

I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Kingman at a show and launch party for his book in San Francisco. He has been a longtime influence on the work I do. I treasure my copy of the book and refer to it often.