Born in Hungary, Zoltan
emigrated as a young man fleeing Communism before the Hungarian
Revolution. Emigrating to North America, he lived and worked in
Canada about 30 years. In the 70s, he moved to Arizona and in
the late 80s moved to North Carolina. Never quite mastering the
Southern drawl, he nevertheless found home and friends.
While never forgetting his roots and friends in Hungary, Zoltan
maintained a trophy wall with pictures of himself with former
Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Truedeau and former US Vice
President Albert Gore. Also in the collection was his
certificate of American citizenship which he received in 1995.
Zoltan was the author of numerous books about painting in
watercolor. Still in print are Zoltan Szabo’s 70 Favorite
Watercolor Techniques and Zoltan Szabo’s Color by Color Guide to
Watercolor Painting.
Out of print books include:
- Landscape Painting in
Watercolor
- Zoltan Szabo Paints
Landscapes: Advanced Techniques in Watercolor
- Creative Watercolor
Techniques
- Painting Nature’s Hidden
Treasures
- Zoltan Szabo, Artist at
Work
- Painting Little Landscapes
- Watercolor Techniques--a
workbook
- Trees, Mountain, and Rocks
Zoltan taught workshops across
North America from Florida to Alaska and from California to Nova
Scotia. Travel workshops included Hungary, Norway, Russia,
Belgium, Italy, Scotland, Japan and Saudi Arabia.
Zoltan continued to study videos and books of other artists
until his final days and continued to teach as his students
visited. His last request was that his books and videos continue
to be available to his friends.
Willa McNeill, Zoltan's long time friend and partner, currently
works to honor that request and to maintain Zoltan's legacy |
