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The skills of drawing and color are critically important and yet they don’t find their full expression until they’re teamed with a strong composition. If you’re going to make a great picture you have to have a great composition.

So whether you’re a landscape painter, figurative or entertainment artist, this workshop will give you the information you need to bring compelling expression to your work.

Composition: Design for dynamic picture making:

* Slide-show presentation and lecture, 12-3pm: Lectures on the fundamentals of effective picture making. Discussions on the creation of mood and environment. Principles for organizing complex scenes into pleasing arrangements. Strategies for solving compositional problems quickly and effectively. Studies of Composition in history and the modern day.

* Painting demonstration, 3:30-5
* Compositional exercises, 6-7pm
* Student painting time with instructor feedback, 7-8pm

Workshop for the Day – $140

Call 818-708-9232 for more information or visit for more information.

Opening: 07/16 from 07:00 PM to 11:00 PM

Artists Michael Brown, Frieda Gosset, Andrea Offerman, and Jaime Zollars return to Gallery Nucleus to visually explore one of the basic elements of life – air, with the third installment of Systema Naturae.

Air is omnipresent in our environment, surrounding and interacting with us on a daily basis. Systema Naturae: Aeris takes inspiration from these naturally occurring systems, and the ideas drawn from air itself; flight, freedom, and the infinite possibilities.

Opening Reception July 16 7-11pm.
Exhibit open July 16 – August 9.

Gallery Nucleus
626-458-7482
210 E. Main St.
Alhambra, CA 91801

http://gallerynucleus.com/

Eddie Rosas on the Simpsons at the Art Institute Inland Empire=Part I from santosh oommen on Vimeo.

Hi Everyone,

Stephan Martiniere’s 2 day “Sci Fi & Fantasy Design” workshop is coming up next weekend on June 26 & 27.

There is still 3 spots remaining, so sign up soon while the spaces are still available

To sign up, just e-mail us at contact@conceptdesignacad.com to reserve your spot.

Best,

Kevin Chen

Concept Design Academy

http://www.conceptdesignacad.com/

#4050 – Narrative Illustration for Entertainment with Bryan Norton on Saturdays, 2pm-5pm. (5 Week Class) For info: http://www.laafa.org/sessions/classes_details.php?id=67&class_id=3175&cat_id=4

#4009 – Animal Drawing on Location with Jonathan Kuo Saturdays from 10am-1pm. (5 week class and a 10 week class is offered) For info: http://www.laafa.org/sessions/classes_details.php?id=67&class_id=3170&cat_id=4

#4037 – Digital Figure Painitng (using Photoshop) with Alex Ruiz Thursdays from 7pm-10pm. (10 Week Class) For info: http://www.laafa.org/sessions/classes_details.php?id=67&class_id=3157&cat_id=4

#4041 – Drawing Storyboards/Graphic Novels with Light with Marcos Mateu Saturdays, 10am-1pm (5 Week Class). For info: http://www.laafa.org/sessions/classes_details.php?id=67&class_id=3168&cat_id=4

#4055 – Entertainment Composition with Bryan Norton Saturdays, 2pm-5pm. (5 Week Class) For info: http://www.laafa.org/sessions/classes_details.php?id=67&class_id=3176&cat_id=4

#4250 – Environment Layout Design with Robert St. Pierre Wednesdays, 7pm-10pm. (10 Week Class) For info: http://www.laafa.org/sessions/classes_details.php?id=67&class_id=3154&cat_id=4

#4027 – From Life Drawing to Cartooning with Rad Sechrist Sundays, 1:30pm-4:30pm. (10 Week Class) For info: http://www.laafa.org/sessions/classes_details.php?id=67&class_id=3182&cat_id=4

#4012 – Portfolio & Website Presentation with Douglas Kirk Saturdays, 10am-1pm. (5 Week Class) For info: http://www.laafa.org/sessions/classes_details.php?id=67&class_id=3167&cat_id=4

#1027 – Costumed Gesture Quick Sketch with Mark McDonnell Mondays, 7:30pm-10:30pm. (10 Week Class) For info: http://www.laafa.org/sessions/classes_details.php?id=67&class_id=3131&cat_id=1

#1223 – Figure Quick Sketch with Kirk Shinmoto Wednesdays, 7pm-10pm. (10 Week Class) For info: http://www.laafa.org/sessions/classes_details.php?id=67&class_id=3152&cat_id=1

#1130 – Figure Drawing with Emphasis on Action and Form with Paul Wee Tuesdays, 7pm-10pm. (10 Week Class) For info: http://www.laafa.org/sessions/classes_details.php?id=67&class_id=3139&cat_id=1


If you have any questions, or if you would like to register, call 818.708.9232 or email us at contactus@laafa.org.

If you’re a fan of Maurice Sendak, some of the original art will be on display at the Skirball center in a exhibition called Monsters and Miracles at the Skirball Center now until Aug 1st.

There will be over 100 illustration and texts from Jewish picture books ranging from the famed Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are to Lemony Snicket’s The Latke Who Couldn’t Stop Screaming: A Christmas Story. Other featured authors and artists include Arnold Lobel, Daniel Pinkwater, Mark Podwal, Francine Prose, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Art Spiegelman, and William Steig, as well as luminaries Marc Chagall, El Lissitzky, and Ze’ev Raban. Paintings, collages, papercuts, computer generated imagery, and drawings as well as text will be shown.

Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90049

Hours-
Tuesday–Friday, 12:00–5:00 p.m.
Saturday–Sunday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Closed Mondays

Sean Cheetham Alla Prima Portrait Workshop June 24th-28th

This Workshop will focus on learning to paint a portrait from life. The Instructor will be going over composition, drawing, likeness, organizing your palette, color mixing, value, edges, and producing a completed portrait. This will consist of one day costumed or semi- nude poses. Students can work in any media. Instructor will be working in oil.
Sean Cheetham uses a very distinct palette, called a “mud-Palette” when working on Alla-Prima Portraits. This palette will be discussed extensively throughout the workshop. The benefits of working with this palette are value and color control. Harmony and unity in you final piece and a simple step by step process to painting alla-prima portraits. Don’t miss this opportunity to study with one of the great Portrait Painters of this time.

Sean Cheetham has been recognized by many Galleries, Magazines, Museums, and Art Collectors as a valid and important Artist in today’s representational Fine Art world!

What: Sean Cheetham Portrait in Alla-Prima Workshop
Where: Atelier Marchant
15414 Cabrito Rd.
Van Nuys, CA 91406
When: June 24th-28th 10am-6pm each day
Cost: $695 total

www.seancheetham.blogspot.com

To Register or for more details please Call Matthew Marchant 661.350.1579 or e-mail: marchant07@sbcglobal.net

Hey folks,

There’s a great show at Gallery Nucleus in Alhambra tonite. There will be more then a dozen paintings that are the works of faculty and notable contributors to the Illustration Academy.

210 East Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
(626) 458-7482
6pm-10pm

Works exhibited will be by

Trey Bryan, Doug Chayka,John English,Mark English,Jon Foster,Josh George,Sterling Hundley,Android Jones, Gary Kelley,Edward Kinsella,Anita Kunz, Robert Meganck, C.F. Payne,George Pratt, Barron Storey,Marshall Vandruff, Brent Watkinson, Andrew R. Wright

I’ll be there to tonight to document this great event. I’ll be the one in the grey hat, and red converse and camera in hand!

The brochure also includes information about our Student Show at the Downtown Art Walk, June 10th and our Open House June 19th.

You can view our brochure at: http://www.laafa.org/PDF/SU10BrochureWeb.pdf

Classes will be filling up fast, so of you would like to pre-enroll, you can call 818.708.9232 or enroll online at:http://laafa.org/sessions/register_policy.php?cmd=pre_application

The Pasadena Convention Center
& Civic Auditorium
Memorial Day Weekend 2010
Fri., Sat., Sun. – May 28, 29, 30

Make sure to check out our booth! We will be sending out our booth number soon!

For more information about the event, go to: http://www.rockncomiccon.com/