Fortune favors the persistent...

Last weekend I taught a full day, landscape workshop in East Walpole with a group of very talented, extremely motivated and hard working, painters. It was a pretty rigorous program which began with making value studies in charcoal and oil. The idea was to work quickly and develop the underlying design on an abstract level. The second part of the day was devoted to color mixing, creating atmosphere and paint handling. Although we worked from photos, I think it’s important that students experience the spacial aspects of reality, so in the future they know how to integrate these effects when working from photos. I think everyone there would agree, there is great value in making value studies! 

My goal as an instructor is to give students a thorough understanding of the techniques of oil painting and how to interpret the landscape & figure while creating the illusion of reality and light. It’s important that what they learn dovetails with their own intrinsic, artistic identity and that they develop their own style with the goal being to transform any subject into a visual, poetic language. Below is a list of my workshop offerings this summer and 2016.

June 15, 2015  |  Painting the Figure - East Walpole, MA

10am-2pm  Fee: $75.

The focus will be on achieving accurate drawing and correct values; two of the most crucial aspects of representational painting. Other topics: gesture, form, varying edges expressively so that your painting has more vitality and understanding how to achieve pictorial unity. 

June 24, 2015  |  Painting the Landscape - Gloucester, MA

10am-2pm  Fee: $75.

There are no formulas to painting the landscape, we need to observe what happens in nature and respond with a knowledge of how to see color and value as a unit, and to transform paint into the language of light. 

June 27, 2015  |  Painting the Landscape - Marion, MA

10am-2pm  Fee: $75.

Learn to capture the scene before you with a simplified design and correct color relationships.

November 20-22, 2015  |  Bermuda Painters Retreat

Join me for a unique experience... from the breathtaking beaches of the South Shore to the winding alleyways of St. George’s - you'll learn the fundamentals of plein air painting while following in the footsteps of Winslow Homer and others. Contact the studio to register at: artfulhand@comcast.net

January, 2016 | Figure & Landscape - Laguna Beach, CA
Dates and location TBA

February 18-19, 2016  |  Painting the Figure - Jupiter, FL
Register here: http://www.lighthousearts.org/workshops.html

February, 2016  |  Painting the Figure - Naples, FL
Dates and location TBA

Why must all good things come to an end?

"Shimmer" by Eli Cedrone 2014

As autumn approaches I feel as though I'm about to go over the cliff’s edge. This isn’t quite as ominous as it sounds – I like autumn, I just despise winter. Nothing endures quite like the seasons in New England, so once I accept the inevitable I embrace what lies ahead. 

I'm honored to have been chosen for the Artist in Residence by The Cape Ann Museum of Art and the Copley Society, Boston. I'll be spending the month of September painting and studying in the Rocky Nect area where my studio and apartment is located. 

The Cape Ann Museum tells multiple stories, from its earliest days as a fishing and shipping port to its mid-19th century role in the granite industry, to its charms of light and sea that have attracted countless artists from the 19th century to the present, Cape Ann boasts a rich and varied culture of historical and artistic achievement.

On the heels of my residency is my workshop in Tuscany, October 13-20, 2014. Believe it or not there is still time to join us if you happen to be the spontaneous type! The weeklong workshop includes villa accommodations, breakfasts and dinners, airport transfers, ground transportation, instruction and food, all for the cost of  $2850, double occupancy. The single supplement is $600. Airfare and lunches are not included. A detailed, but tentative itinerary will be sent to you upon registration.  

Visit Tuscany Arts Vacations or contact Joan Hill at 508-255-7907 for details.

Tuscany: http://www.tuscanyartsvacation.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=65&Itemid=38