Saturday Portrait Class

John, our model, subbed for a cancelation today, the four hour portraits the class created were amazing, unfortunately I only have photos of mine.

friend's drawings

Here are two drawings that two of my good friends, Lucy and Kerry who have been drawing with me, have recently completed. Beautiful work you two!

Work Shop on Allegorical Painting

Patricia Watwood is giving this incredible work shop in Brooklyn NY at the end of July! For information please call 917.597.2404

Orion Painting

I have started modeling (shading) the fourth and final figure and am pretty happy with things thus far. I started this project six months ago. My goal is to finish up the drawing this month and stretch the canvas for the painting in July.

Classical Narrative Painting

A new blog for Classical Narrative Painting @
http://classicalnarrativepainting.blogspot.com/

The Guild Atelier

http://theguildatelier.blogspot.com/

Tuition & Curriculum now posted on The Guild's Blog

Orion Painting

The third sister and the fourth and final figure is in!!!! I created the drawing shrunk it to size (am just eyeballing perspective) and transferred it, via photo copy, last night. Yes she is flying, not sure yet how to pull that one off.......... transforming into a dove like her three sisters above her which are now still blobs. Its still very sketchy but I love the connection between the "supported" and "supporting".

Bouguereau Painting on View

This incredible masterpiece is open to the public for viewing at Christies Auction House. Don't know what more to say, no words to describe.....

Orion Painting

To the left- My beginning sketch for the second Pleiades sister, third figure. And below...... Yeah! the grass is finished!

GCA Student Work

To my students at GCA, you have given me so much, your efforts have fueled my own. Your dedication to the highest level of quality and craftsmanship has deepened my own appreciation for the tradition of Classical Painting. Each of your own moments of success has left me with feelings of great pride. I continue to support all of you and your continued education. I continue also to support the GCA and its incredible faculty, many of whom were students at Water Street with me. I am very sad to leave you but I hope you will all support my chasing my own dreams of a school dedicated to the genre of "Narrative" within Classical Painting.

My warmest wishes to you all and remember......

-Where is my light source

-What direction is the plane facing

-Gradation, gradation, gradation

"One can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself"

-Leonardo Da Vinci

-May the form be with you all

GCA Student Work

"Genius is eternal patience"

-Michaelangelo

Congratulations to this year's GCA students for their beautiful showing of their works!

GCA Student Work

Congratulations to the students at the GCA for an unbelievable year of perseverance and dedication. You all should be incredibly proud.