“For many years now, I have found old family photos, from my family, as well as found photos, to be poignant and moving source material for a body of paintings I call ‘Garland of Hours’” says Gage Opdenbrouw. “The paintings are often torn apart and rebuilt, destroyed, and reconstructed again and again, in the course, of their development—a process analogous to both the passing of time and our experience of memory.”
Flag books have wonderful sculptural possibilities. With multiple angles of view, they provide interesting double narrative potentials, contrasting viewpoints, or yin and yang, if you will.
In this demo, award-winning artist Anton Nowels will demonstrate how he uses abstraction and impressionism in painting. Nowels uses an experimental approach to color developed by Josef Albers that allows for a great range of color choice. This demo aims to give artists more freedom in design and color.
The demo will show the process of how I paint the crystal painting. The demonstrations shows how I apply the colors layer by layer and show the finish painting Artist Statement: Creating painting is what I want to do with my life, and I treasure my life painting every moment. When I paint, my life […]
Maureen is a figurative artist who loves to notice the abstract qualities in the world around her. line, form and colour, together with memory, are the focus of her practice, examining the seen and the unseen. as a multidisciplinary artist the use of differing methods and materials offer a variety of pathways to explore these concerns.
Nancy Gruskin received her B.A. in art history and studio art from Connecticut College and her Ph.D. in art history from Boston University. Her work has appeared in solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States, and is included in private collections across the country and abroad. Gruskin spends much of her time teaching painting, […]
I was a creative child who liked to sit at the dining room table and draw. I took art classes at the local library during the summer in the small, rural village where I grew up, in Southern New Hampshire. After high school I studied art in Boston and San Francisco, where I earned a B.F.A. from the San Francisco Art Institute.
Using mediums such as acrylic, oil paint encaustic wax, and tempera, Calkins will create scissor-cut paper stencils to make complex paintings on surfaces including wood, paper, or canvas.
Watch Francesconi bring the figure to life in watercolor with a juicy, spirited brush!
Arch, a mixed media artist living and working in Boston, is interested in creating immersive experiences with sculpture and paint such as creating wall art and sculpture.
Pelletier, the chair of Fine Arts and professor of art at Endicott College, teaches all levels of painting at Endicott.
Underpainting is a humble technique that holds tremendous power. This monochromatic foundation layer quietly establishes proportions and composition, allowing artists to refine their vision and to lay the groundwork for vibrant colors to flourish.
