Scott Tallman Powers
(773) 255-1781
scottpowersfineart@yahoo.com
www.scottpowersfineart.com
Dynamic Composition in Oil
May 26 - 29
Monday - Thursday
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Tuition: $395
Using the nude figure and working in oil, we will be concentrating on Design/Composition. This is the foundation, the 'Backbone' of every painting. Using demonstrations, challenging exercises and class discussions, we will explore the principles and theories of composition; and learn to find 'your own' design sense within your work. This will open the door to truly making your work more Powerful and 'Dynamic'!
Class will begin at 9 am and end at 4 pm.
The first class will begin with a full 6 hour -demonstration
Painting the Still Life and Portrait
David A. Leffel
June 2 - 6, Week One
June 9 - 13, Week Two
Monday - Friday, 9 am - 4 pm
Tuition: $880 per week
Your chance to study in an intimate workshop with a modern master. Learn the dramatic strength of chiaroscuro painting. Discover how to "paint the light". We will observe demonstrations by Mr. Leffel and work from a still life and the model. Mr. Leffel's workshops are often booked 2 years out. Join us for this rare opportunity. Reservations are first come, first served. Students can sign up for one or both classes. Each week includes still life and portrait.
Clayton J. Beck III (bio)
708-717-4388
myartist2@aol.com
claytonbeck.com
The Art of Antonio Mancini
July 21 through August 8, 3 weeks
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 2:30 pm
Tuition: $600 per week or $1600 for all 3 weeks
The work of Antonio Mancini has captivated painter and public alike. The recent retrospective show of his work at the Philadelphia Museum of Art was a resounding success. Palette & Chisel members as well as painters around the country including Richard Schmid and wife Nancy flocked to the show in droves to see this Italian master's work. In the past we have studied Mancini and how he handled edges, this year I plan to concentrate on all aspects of Antonio Mancini from his unique compositions, his controlled use of color to impact the psychological aspects of a painting, and his many techniques including his masterful use of edges. While we will study his use of the “graticola”, his unique use of a web of string through which he studied his subject; we will not make one for class room use, but it will be discussed.
To prepare for this class I visited the show and while I photographed the work, I also spent hours in front of each painting with a hand held tape recorder analyzing each work. We will work my observations into teaching aspects during the class. Observations that others have shared with me including those of Jeremy Lipking, Tony Pro, Richard and Nancy will also become part of our intense study of this master.
While the course will emphasize Mancini's portrait techniques, we will also visit and work on figurative compositions and techniques during our three weeks.
Antonio Mancini's work was introduced to me by Schmid in the 80s. Richard told me of his influence on his own early work. Mancini is held in the highest regard by most painters; Schmid and even Sargent were no exception. Sargent considered Mancini the greatest living painter and owned several originals which he displayed proudly and is said to have never past without considering them.
While we will concentrate on Mancini, we will also work Sargent and Fechin into the course spending some time on their technique and comparing and contrasting their methods with Mancini’s.
Monotype with Ink & Watercolor
Ingrid Albrecht (bio)
(773) 728-8715
ingrid@ingridsoriginals.com
www.ingridsoriginals.com
August 6,13,20,27
Tuition $240
Session I, 1:00 - 4:00pm
Session II, 6:30 - 9:30pm
If you are searching for an experience of pure discovery and expression in watercolor, ink and acrylic, then this is the workshop session for you! During these four weeks, participants will discover the unpredictable when ink and watercolor flow together in exciting shapes and designs. Added to this excitement, participants will also discover printing with acrylic in combination with the other media. The elements and principles of design, along with EMOTION, will then be applied to the printed creations to bring the monoprints to final works of art
Oil Painting Still Life Workshop
Marci Oleszkiewicz (bio)
September 8 - 11
Monday - Thursday, 9 am - 4 pm
$295 non-members, $270 members
This workshop is for beginning and advanced students of all ages. We will have four days to complete two small paintings or one large painting. Beginning with initial thumbnail sketches to final paintings, students will learn the process of working out an idea into a finished painting. Learning from the still life is an excellent starting point to begin to see as a painter. It is also a challenge to the advanced student as they begin to see more, and experiment with different ways of approaching a painting. The focus will be on design and composition, as well as drawing, values, and edges. Students are encouraged to bring in their own still life objects to paint.
