Clayton J. Beck III (bio)
708-717-4388
myartist2@aol.com
claytonbeck.com
The Art of Antonio Mancini
July 21 through August 8, 3 weeks
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 2:30 pm
Tuition: $600 per week or $1600 for all 3 weeks
The work of Antonio Mancini has captivated painter and public alike. The recent retrospective show of his work at the Philadelphia Museum of Art was a resounding success. Palette & Chisel members as well as painters around the country including Richard Schmid and wife Nancy flocked to the show in droves to see this Italian master's work.
In the past, we have studied Mancini and how he handled edges. This year I plan to concentrate on all aspects of Antonio Mancini from his unique compositions, his controlled use of color to impact the psychological aspects of a painting, and his many techniques, including his masterful use of edges.
To prepare for this class I visited the show and while I photographed the work, I also spent hours in front of each painting with a hand held tape recorder analyzing each work. We will work my observations into teaching aspects during the class. Observations that others have shared with me including those of Jeremy Lipking, Tony Pro, Richard and Nancy will also become part of our intense study of this master.
The course will emphasize head studies and Mancini's portrait techniques. While we will concentrate on Mancini, we will also work Sargent and Fechin into the course spending some time on their techniques and comparing and contrasting their methods with Mancini’s. We will also visit and work on some figurative compositions and techniques during our three weeks.
Antonio Mancini's work was introduced to me by Schmid in the 1980s. Richard told me of his influence on his own early work. Mancini is held in the highest regard by most painters; Schmid and even Sargent were no exception. Sargent considered Mancini the greatest living painter and owned several originals which he displayed proudly and is said to have never passed without considering them.
Monotype with Ink & Watercolor
Ingrid Albrecht (bio)
(773) 728-8715
ingrid@ingridsoriginals.com
www.ingridsoriginals.com
August 6,13,20,27
Tuition $240
Session I, 1:00 - 4:00pm
Session II, 6:30 - 9:30pm
If you are searching for an experience of pure discovery and expression in watercolor, ink and acrylic, then this is the workshop session for you! During these four weeks, participants will discover the unpredictable when ink and watercolor flow together in exciting shapes and designs. Added to this excitement, participants will also discover printing with acrylic in combination with the other media. The elements and principles of design, along with EMOTION, will then be applied to the printed creations to bring the monoprints to final works of art
Oil Painting Still Life Workshop
Marci Oleszkiewicz (bio)
September 8 - 11
Monday - Thursday, 9 am - 4 pm
$295 non-members, $270 members
This workshop is for beginning and advanced students of all ages. We will have four days to complete two small paintings or one large painting. Beginning with initial thumbnail sketches to final paintings, students will learn the process of working out an idea into a finished painting. Learning from the still life is an excellent starting point to begin to see as a painter. It is also a challenge to the advanced student as they begin to see more, and experiment with different ways of approaching a painting. The focus will be on design and composition, as well as drawing, values, and edges. Students are encouraged to bring in their own still life objects to paint.
