Elizabeth Reed - Trouvaille (Something lovely found by chance)

Astrid - beautiful inside and out! Charcoal on Fabriano Artistico Those of you that attended the Steven Assael Workshops at the Boca Museum School know of his practice to clip his palette next to his painting for a seamless evaluation of color.  Look at this cool product by David Jon Kassan. The parallel palette comes in two sizes. Check this out! David Jon Kassan Beautiful blended skin tone palette. His technique differs from the full palette of Steven Assael. Different results, both exquisite.  Check out his sketchbook live videos. Be prepared to learn from this man. I just realized he is having a week long workshop in Civita Italy - one week painting from a nude model. I am finishing some of my life drawings and will be posting them on facebook and this blog.  Is anyone interested in small classes at my studio? My ideas are open and limited to up to 5 - 6 students. Cost will depend on demand and model fees. Life drawing with ...

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012! Play a little Frivolous play time. Investigation of the color RED! My daughter, Mem's, awesome red satin heels. She fell in love with them on the shelves of DSW - had to have them! Finding something suitable to wear with these proved a challenge. They are stunning and a color theory lesson in RED Hope your holidays were full of frivolous red fun! Tuesday starts the new term at Boca Raton Museum School My Classes are: Wed. 9 - 12 Beginning Drawing Wed. 12:30 - 3:30 Intermediate - Advanced Drawing Thursday 12:30 - 3:30 Life Drawing Friday 9 - 12 Beginning Painting Friday 12:30 - 3:30 Intermediate - Advanced Painting Call the office at 561-392-2503 to reserve your spot. Cool links See the Women who Shook up the Art World in 2011! From a friend and wonderful NYC artist, Anahi DeCanio Recent review on NPR "Caravaggio, a Life Sacred and Profane"  by Andrew Graham-Dixon My next read. What a ch...

Time to sign up for Term 2 Classes at The Boca Raton Museum Art School Catalogue available online  Art School Catalogue   I am currently offering: 2.20 DRAWING FOUNDATIONS  - Learning to See Wednesday mornings 9 - 12 Fall in love with drawing! Learn skills you can use in painting, sculpture and design. Lots of cool handouts. 2.32 SEEING - KNOWING - DRAWING Wednesday afternoons 12:30 - 3:30 Use the skills learned in foundations to make successful finished drawings. Learn more about materials and techniques.  Push yourself with more challenging assignments. 3.28 LIFE DRAWING (Nudes!) Thursday afternoon 12:30 - 3:30 Learn how to mass the figure to catch directional thrust. Develop your own style from the knowledge of the form. I provide weekly handouts on artistic anatomy so you can study at home. Figure drawing is my personal passion. I practice every week. Wonderful comfortable environment. 3.25 and 3.26 ALL MEDI...