Watch Me Paint: World-Class Art, World-Class Instruction
Studio in Art and portfolio preparationāstarting Oct. 2, 2010 Saturday, 11 AM-2 PM (Oil, pastel, acrylic, watercolor)This class focuses on still life as a fundamental tool for developing drawing and painting technique. It is appropriate for both beginning and advanced students. Instruction emphasizes direct painting, where paint is applied solidly rather than through glazing. For …
You wouldnāt consider applying to music school without taking private lessons, so why would you apply to art school that way? Carol L. Douglas is an experienced painting and drawing teacher who can help you create a portfolio tailored to the school you want. “Ms. Douglas helped me develop my portfolio to meet collegesā expectations …
Studio in ArtWednesday, 10:30 AM-1:30 PMSaturday, 10 AM-1 PM (Oil, pastel, acrylic, watercolor)This class focuses on still life as a fundamental tool for developing drawing and painting technique. It is appropriate for both beginning and advanced students. Instruction emphasizes direct painting, where paint is applied solidly rather than through glazing. For watercolor and acrylic, the …
Sandy Puifong Quang is 19 and will graduate from Monroe Community College in May with an AS in liberal arts and a GPA of around 3.5. Although she has always loved design, Sandy didnāt know she loved art until she began taking studio classes at MCC. Sandy speaks three dialects of Chinese along with some …
Zeyuan Chen is 17 and will graduate from Brighton High School in June with three APs and a GPA of around 3.7. Ze emigrated from Kunming Prefecture at age 9. Her native language is Mandarin but she speaks flawless English. Zeās father is a professor in China and her mother trained as a mathematician but …
My friend John Nicholson and I have decided to try a new project. I will choose a painting based on a Biblical theme and write about it from an artistās viewpoint; John will write about it from a pastorās perspective on his blog, The Shepherdās Staff. John is a Baptist pastor from Alabama; I am …
This weekās figure class featured Gail Kellogg Hope modeling a Civil War era gown of her own devising, minus the ruffled hoop. (Readers interested in historic clothing can see Gailās work here.) Because Gailās hair was down and she was recumbent, I thought she looked charmingly like a 19th century laudanum addict. I wanted to …
I just returned from a week downstate. The culmination of this was the seventh annual āPainters on Locationā of the Rye Arts Center in Rye, NY. Last year I was overwhelmed by the landscape, the parking, the driving and the event, yet I had a wonderful time. This year, Daisy dePuthod (see her work here) …
New studio spaceāspacious, with focus spots, color-corrected ambient lighting, and plenty of north daylight (when the sun is shining).The project which consumed my August is finished. Here is my new teaching space, a lovely, calm, graceful room with great light. And here are my fall classes, for those readers in the Rochester area: Studio in …
My friend Paul Abspoel (here) asked me five questions to be answered on this blog. I apologize for the time itās taken, but here are the questions and the answers: Please comment: āGod is an Artist, but his art is not very accessibleā āAccessibleā art has a message we easily grasp. Our response to Creation …