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Intensive Figure Painting Workshop with JaFang Lu
By Lynn Snyder Third-year StudentWeek two of the Intensive workshop was taught by instructor JaFang Lu. It highlighted the fundamental skills taught in the four-year curriculum of the Advanced Fine Art...
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Week Two Intensive Painting Workshop - Group Demo
By Lynn Snyder Third-year StudentDuring the Intensive Painting workshop, JaFang Lu and Lea Colie Wight demoed for three and a half hours on Wednesday evening. Step photos were taken at each pose break...
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Form Painting Workshop with Darren and Steve
by Wendy WagnerThird-year StudentFrom Brazil to California, artists from all over came to study with Steve Early and Darren Kingsley at their popular Form Painting workshop.It is basically a year of...
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This edited version of a guest blog by Instructor JaFang Lu originally appeared in her newsletter at http://jafanglu.squarespace.com/newsletter/During my recent summer workshops, I had to work with a...
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A demo duo . . .
by Wendy WagnerThird-year Student. . .or is it a dual demo? Either way, workshop students and outsiders came together recently to watch a three-hour demo by artists / teachers Kerry Dunn and Darren...
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Advanced Portrait Workshop - Kerry Dunn
by Lynn SnyderThird-year StudentRecently, we wrapped up the summer season of workshops with Advanced Portrait Painting by Kerry Dunn assisted by Robin Frey. The steps we follow in the Advanced Fine Art...
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A day in the life of a third year student
by Wendy WagnerThird-year StudentWelcome back, as you shadow me through level three. Returned to see our names by thisI will continue to write about my days as a student in the Advanced Fine Art...
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Variety is the spice of art in Level Two
by Chris Brizzard Second-year StudentHaving gone through Level One, it seemed that the charcoal would never end. But now that we’re in Level Two, there is more variety and the classes are getting more...
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The Planar Head with Dan Thompson
by Michela MansuinoThird-year StudentIt's 6:45 a.m. Wednesday and I'm radiantly happy as I climb out of bed realizing that Dan Thompson is probably, at this very minute, already driving down from New...
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Follow me through Level 3
by Wendy WagnerLevel Three Welcome to Tuesday in Level Three.Figure Painting One is a two-day class. On Tuesdays, we study under Lea Colie Wight. On Thursdays, we work on the same pose under Jafang Lu....
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The Cheekbone Staple
by Michela Mansuino Level Three StudentThe Cheekbone Staple is the next step in building the planar head. We set up a skull so that it has a vertical face, like the one pictured. Instructor Dan...
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Beginning to see the light
by Chris BrizzardLevel Two StudentAfter about 20 weeks of practicing open grisaille figure painting, our level has now entered a new stage - adding the light. This is a pretty big deal, as I think most...
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Day Three in Level Three
by Wendy WagnerLevel Three student.Wednesday is a nice break in our week. It is a combined class of Levels Two and Three for Dan Thompson's structural drawing fundamentals. Since Dan commutes from New...
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Tha Planar Head with Dan Thompson: The Ear as a Structural Door
by Michela MansuinoLevel Three studentThe most underrated form on the head and one that gets far too little attention in most portraits is the human ear. It could be thought of as a door - with a beach...
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Dan Thompson, The Planar Head, Modeling The Nose in Clay
by Michela MansuinoLevel Three studentOne of the most beautiful drawings of the nose, and something many artists aspire to, is that of Stephen Rogers Peck, from his "Atlas of Human Anatomy." After...
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Day Four in Level Three of the Advanced Fine Art Program
by Wendy WagnerLevel Three studentAdvancing through the semester, welcome to Thursday's class - though, it is actually taught twice weekly. On Tuesdays, we are led by Lea Colie Wight, on Thursdays, our...
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Lea Colie Wight Demo
by Lynn SnyderLevel Three StudentLea Colie Wight demoed over the course of several sessions to Level Three students in the figure painting class. I thought I would share the process. Lea pointed out...
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Mentoring Level Three
by Wendy WagnerLevel Three StudentFriday's in Level three are my favorite. I hate to pick one day over another, because I learn a lot in each, but the concept of Mentorship is a program component which...
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Modeling the Mouth in Plasteline, a Structural Analysis with Instructor Dan...
by Michela MansuinoLevel Three student Let's start with the muzzle, which is a platform for the mouth. The muzzle starts at the tear duct, called the infraorbital furrow. It descends upon the...
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The Women of Studio Incamminati
by Wendy WagnerLevel Three studentMarch has been Women's History month. In light of this, I thought I would highlight the women of Incamminati.As a female, I look up to the instructors as examples of...
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