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ONLINE FIGURE DRAWING CLASSES: An ongoing Wednesday evening online workshop on drawing the human figure.
WEDNESDAYS SEPTEMBER 16- October 28 6:30-8:30 PM $220 for 4 lessons or $60 per class An ongoing Wednesday evening online workshop on drawing the human figure. There are endless ways to define the figure, and we’ll look at a few … Continue reading
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Online Classes
In keeping with the times and current state of affairs, I’m offering online classes in painting and drawing. The format will be that I provide a subject we’ll both paint from, usually either a still life I’ve photographed or a … Continue reading
Blind Contour Drawing part 2
Last post I wrote about the practice of blind contour drawing, and I thought I would post a couple of blind contour drawings that I did for this project. Plus I’ve added a few more how-to’s and why’s. Using an … Continue reading
Blind Contour drawing
All of my students have heard me go on about, or they will, “blind contour drawing” as the best drawing exercise you can do. Now they don’t have to just take my word for it. Imagine my pleasure this morning … Continue reading
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Upcoming Workshops in the Upcoming Decade
I will be teaching 2 one-day workshops in January in the new decade, aka next month. The first one will be Saturday, January 11, 2020, 10 AM – 4 PM at my studio 144 Moody Str, Waltham.* The topic of … Continue reading
Workshop: Painting Drapery and Fabric Dec 7, 10:00 – 4:00, 144 Moody Street, Waltham
I will run a one-day workshop at my studio on painting drapery and fabric, Saturday, Dec. 7 at 144 Moody Street, my studio in Waltham. The cost will be $110. Please use the comment section to let me know you’re … Continue reading
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An Upcoming Workshop: Realism to Abstraction
REALISM TO ABSTRACTION November 23 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Weston AIC Art and Innovation Center https://westonaic.org/program/realism-to-abstraction/ … Continue reading
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The watercolor paintings
I’ve put together a selection of my watercolor paintings from a couple of trips to Europe over the last year and a half. Now, I don’t pretend to be or put myself out there as a watercolorist any more than … Continue reading
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Taking Watercolors out with you
I wrote recently about painting outdoors with oil paint; today’s post is about taking watercolors with you when you travel. Below is what my kit looks like when it’s in my luggage or my day bag. I keep my brushes … Continue reading
The plein air paintings
To follow up the last post, “Learning to Paint Plein Air”, on what I take with me to paint outdoors, here are a few landscape paintings from this summer. The most recent have a lighter tone, feeling more “airy” on … Continue reading
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