I want to share a lovely invitation from the Dona Ana Arts Council for a panel on blogging for artists that I’m honored to be a part of. Please join us if you’re in the area. Also, check out the classes and events at the end of the post. How important is blogging to an […]
Classes-Workshops
Oil Painting and Professional Development classes
This fall I’ll once again be offering painting classes at my studio. You can see the details by clicking the classes tab in the left sidebar. OIL PAINTING beginning to advanced, will be on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-9:00pm. Space is limited so enroll soon. Beginners will paint from observation and more advanced students will paint according to their needs […]
My summer painting class
Last Friday, I finished teaching a beginning painting class during the summer session at NMSU. Fourteen students enrolled but 4 never showed and we lost two more due to unforseen health issues. Because it was a small and intimate class, the students became much friendlier and chatty with each other earlier on in the semester than […]
Learn to paint. It’s the cool thing to do!
Summer classes are starting this week. Oil Painting – beginning to advanced All skill levels – Ages 16-and up Wednesdays – 6:30-9:00pm My summer oil painting class will start tomorrow. This is a studio class for learning and practicing the fundamentals of painting from observation in oil. The class is ongoing with monthly enrollment, so […]
Painting demo with Russian easel
Two weeks ago I did a quick painting demo at the Botanica show along with Tauna Cole Dorn. There’s a gorgeous plant in the courtyard at the Adobe-Patio Gallery, the name of which escapes me, that has brilliant pink blooms. Quinacridone magenta blooms! The setup I used is a Yarka Russian Field Easel meant for […]
Watching David Kassan paint makes me want to be a better painter, or what I did over spring break
Watching David Jon Kassan paint makes me want to be a better painter. A week ago I returned home from a workshop with Kassan at the Scottsdale Artists School in Arizona. David is a talented artist and a great teacher. He is very open, self effacing and generously shares what he knows with his students. If […]
William Kentridge inspired drawings & fantastic birdhouses
My Drawing I students this semester were a talented bunch. One project was based on time. Showing time in a 2-D drawing generally involves sequencing panels, such as with comics and graphic novels. Sheila Mendez drew a multi-panel page based on classical Greek mythology but set in the present era. Here is a detail from […]
4 Exceptional Portraits
My beginning drawing classes at the University of Texas at El Paso and New Mexico State University have just ended. Most of my beginning students want to draw portraits. In this project they represent themselves beyond a mere likeness. They learn the proportions and structure of the head and add conceptual underpinnings to make it more […]