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30th June 2008	Click image below for a larger version.
New Article in July Paint Magazine - "Painting the Breeze" To see how this painting was done, refer to the latest issue of “Paint” magazine, July 2008, pages 2 and 3. (Paint magazine is the journal of the SAA – Society for All Artists). To join the SAA click here. (Opens in New Window) To attend Joe’s next available course click here. For details of Joes workshops or other courses click here. This watercolour was painted as a step by step demonstration for Paint magazine, soon after Joe completed a similar work while demonstrating for Lovely’s Art Shop in Margate.

	21st April 2008
	New Paintings at Elford Fine Art Joe has added new paintings to his collection at Elford in April 2008. Included is this watercolour painting of a Littlehampton based Falmouth Quay Punt returning to its home port". Website: www.elfordfineart.co.uk

20th April 2008
Joe's TV Schedule for May & June 2008 Joe presents watercolour painting TV on The Painting and Drawing Channel. Programme running times are close to actual time spent painting. These projects were selected from his recent book the Landscape Painters Essential Handbook, and then painted from scratch in front of the cameras. May - Click here for full schedule. 5th,6th,8th,11th: Essential Handbook Part 1 - Waterfall. 12th,13th,15th,18th: Essential Handbook Part 1 - Blossom Tree. 19th,20th,22nd,25th: Essential Handbook Part 1 - Puddle Lane. 26th,27th,29th: Essential Handbook Part 4 - Sunset. June - Click here for full schedule. 1st: Essential Handbook Part 4 - Sunset. Joe first presented for television in February 2001 with BBC UK/Style.	Website: The Painting & Drawing Channel (Available on Sky Channel 167 and via the Internet)

	21st February 2008
Joe added new marine paintings, to his collection travelling with British Modern Masters, in April 2008. This new venture from Fine Art UK has now had several busy road shows.	New Venture for 2008 - British Modern Masters Joe is now exhibiting in "British Modern Masters", a roadshow which is aimed at taking the best of original British artwork to prestigious venues throughout the UK. For access and ease of viewing the best work by 40 painters, either travel now to the next venue or wait for the show to come to a place near you. The image here and the one on the Exhibitions page, are both for sale at the first of the venues shown here. Joe's work will be represented throughout the tour and sold work will be replaced with new paintings. February 23/24. Bath Assembly Rooms. March 29/30. Oxford Town Hall. April 19/20. Kings School - Worcester. May 10/11. York Guild Hall. June. To be announced. Affordable Art Fair - Birmingham. July 26/27. Stratford Civic Hall. August 16. Worcester Guild Hall. September 13/14. Cardiff City Hall. October 18. Council House - Birmingham. November 15/16. Cheltenham Town Hall.

2nd February 2008
Elford Fine Art Elford started representing Joe in Britain's West Country in October 2005, after his long absence from the Gallery scene. This has proved to be a successful partnership, with this Tavistock based fine art dealer contributing great local knowledge of the surrounding Devon landscape, resulting in the creation and sale of many new paintings. Most of this work provided over the last 2 years has been sold. Joe is now painting new works for sale, the first of these (an example of which is shown to the right) go on show from March 2008. During his absence Joe exhibited at his one man shows, corporate sponsored exhibitions and at venues such as the Mall Galleries.

	2nd February 2008
	New DVD released March 2008. Improve Your Twilight Waterscapes. Joe Francis Dowden shows how to paint a sunset beach on a twilight evening. Straightforward ways of creating soft focus reflections and silhouettes of people, some with single brushstrokes. Includes a Gum Arabic technique. The painting is filmed almost in real-time - 20 minutes. The second of the two projects is a rowing boat on a lake in the moments before dusk, covered with brevity and a simple palette. This DVD is the second to cover projects in Joe’s recent book, “The Landscape Painters Essential Handbook”. For details of the book, “The Landscape Painters Essential Handbook”, click here.

1st February 2008
New Book Joe's book, The Landscape Painters Essential Handbook was launched in October 2007 at his Albury exhibition. It contains 50 landscape paintings, the majority designed as "front line" gallery paintings rather than sketchy demonstrations, most of which were featured in the exhibition. The landscapes are international in flavour, with many countries represented - the largest amount of work Joe has published in one book, and the largest number of pictures. "It has been a gigantic project, one that will keep most watercolour painters busy for years. It is suitable for the complete beginner, but professional artists and illustrators are finding things they can use. Thanks very much, David & Charles. Its been great to write this book." Full details of the book can be found here. A paperback edition of "The Landscape Painters Essential Handbook" will be out soon.

	30th January 2008
	Fine Art UK Joe is now exhibiting a large selection of Work at Fine Art UK, Ledbury, near Hereford. Opening Hours: Tues - Sat 9.30am - 5pm and Sun 10am - 4pm OPEN 6 DAYS A WEEK Contact Details: 36 The Homend \| Ledbury \| HR8 1BT Tel: 01531 632 557 Out of Hours Tel: 07887 543444 Website: www.fineartuk.net

2nd September 2007
New DVD Released September Joe's new DVD - "The Landscape Painters Essential Handbook - The DVD" was released in September. It will be available from shops, the SAA and Teaching Art. The DVD covers four projects from the book: - Waterfall. - Puddles. - Blossom. - Sunset over low tide. and allows 24 minutes for each project. Much of it was shot in virtual real-time. The longest start to finish time for a project was about forty minutes, and the others, including this waterfall, were filmed in about half an hour, so all the action is captured virtually in real time. The DVD features simple techniques, new to TV and the publishing world.

	2nd September 2007
	Field Trips Joe is currently working on paintings based on reference material gathered in England in 2007 and 2008. These feature landscape and seascape scenes from the Derbyshire Peak District, the Lake District, the Lizard peninsula, the New Forest, the Dubrovnik region of Croatia, the Surrey Hills and South Downs of Southern England. The watercolour painting shown here (Sold) is of the Meon Valley of Southern England.

15th August 2007
New Painting Courses for 2008 September 19th - September 21st 2008 'Light and Shade - Dramatic Winter Watercolours' At Broadlands Art Centre November 7^th – November 8^th 2008 'Watercolour Reflections' At Watershed Studio, St Osyth, Clacton on Sea, Essex. Two places left on Friday 7^th November. Four places left on Saturday 8^th November. August 3rd to 8th 2008 - Fully Booked Broadland Arts Centre. Five days of watercolour tuition on the Broads and in the Studio. Booking now. October 9th to 16th 2008 - Fully Booked Croatia Painting Holiday. Flights from Gatwick. Joe Dowden only. (Not Margaret Ellis). Cost £895.00.	To book, or obtain further information, contact Joe via the Contact page.