"My incredible experience watching Mazz paint a Misty River painting"

Nobody knew what to expect as Mazz started with a blank white masonite board and mixed paints together. (Click on the photo to enlarge it and then click the top right corner to proceed to the next)

Without any outline or sketch, Mazz very quickly painted in fast frenzied strokes with a hog bristle brush. He combined several different strokes from criss cross to horizontal and other directions.

working closer, he made vertical strokes which we later realized became water reflections. (it's hard to tell what it is until all the pieces fit together - almost at once).

he used a knife in the background, which we later realized were; perfectly exectuted cypress & palm trees

he made a quick down stroke and said 'this will be spanish moss' and then painted and said this will be 'thick forested trees to reflect the beauty of Old Florida"

he used a palette knife and said "this will add another dimension to the sky" Nobody knew what he was talking about until it all came together

we noticed that he used every part of the knife - not only the flat surface, but the tip, the edges and the corners. He alternated between them in a certain finesse - all in the same stroke!