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Our list of summer classes and workshops are on our website!
www.laafa.org/sessions/calendar
Come check out our line up for instructors and visiting artists for next term! There is also a teacher bio and course description on the site. Classes start July 28th! If you have any questions or if you are interested in taking any classes or workshops call us at 818.708.9232!
If you've ever wondered how masters of drawing can draw a horse leaping or a bear dancing without copying photographs, this crash-course is for you! It will show you how to confidently draw animals from imagination as well as to interpret what you see when drawing from real animals - those mysterious bumps on a lion's limbs will make sense when you know the underlying structure. This course is similar to the Human Anatomy for Artists Seminar but focused on animals. We will compare various types of four-legged animals with humans, always with an emphasis on how to master form in space so they look realistic, alive, and authoritative. If you are interested in taking the workshop with Marshall Vandruff give us a call at (818)708-9232!
-LAAFA
Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art
16926 Saticoy St
Van Nuys, CA 91406
Jon DeMartin will be teaching a 5-day Figure Drawing Workshop July 9th-July 13th at Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art! The workshop starts at 10am-5pm.The purpose of this course is to develop the student’s ability to correctly perceive the models main movements and to verify the models proportional relationships. In addition, the student will learn to correctly identify light from shadow and effectively create relief through tonal progressions in the light. The underlying goal is to give the students a good foundation so they can make the transition from drawing to painting the figure more easily and effectively. Materials and methods will be studied that pertain to certain styles of drawing. Individual needs of each student are addressed and there will be lectures and demonstrations with and without the model.
If you would like to take the workshop call us at (818)708-9232!
If you would like to see more work from Jon DeMartin or read his bio check out his website!
http://www.jondemartin.net
Hope to see you there!
-LAAFA
Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art
16926 Saticoy St.
Van Nuys, CA 91406
Nathan Fowkes is a veteran Fine Arts instructor and entertainment artist with numerous film credits and a decade long tenure at DreamWorks Feature Animation. He brings to this workshop his expertise and experience in composition for the creation of dynamic images.
The workshop will include:
· 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.
· Composition exploration exercises.
· Painting from a costumed model.
If you are interested or if you have any questions give us a call at 818.708.9232!
-LAAFA
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery is asking artists all over the country to enter the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 2009. The competition is open to portraits in all visual arts media.
The call for entries will be this summer, from June 2, 2008 – July 31, 2008.
The first prize will be $25,000. The winner and 50 to 60 finalists’ work will comprise a major exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, opening in October 2009.
Please visit the web site,www. portraitcompetition. si. edu for more information!
With thanks,
Brandon Fortune
Brandon Brame Fortune
Curator, Department of Painting and Sculpture
National Portrait Gallery
email [email]fortuneb@si.edu[/email]
Steven Assael is teaching a portrait painting demo this Saturday from 7pm to 10pm at Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art. The demo is $50. If you are interested in watching him demo give us a call at (818) 708-9232.
If you're cool, we'll see you there!
-LAAFA
16926 Saticoy St.
Van Nuys, CA 91406
The "Orphan Works" bill is a danger to all artists!The bill is referred
to loosely as the "Orphan Works" bill. The essence of it is that if it
passes, it will become very difficult for all artists to protect their
artwork from infringement or theft.
Artists would be required to pay money to private registry
organizations to register every single piece of art they create in
order to receive ANY legal protection for their art. Because if you
don't register your work, according to the new bill, it's not
valuable and therefore you are "orphaning" or releasing your legal
rights to your art
This would include any drawing, sketch, painting, photograph,
sculpture, video recording, etc. that you ever create, or have
created since 1974.
For an article that summarizes the situation:
[url]http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=pageone&article_no=3605&page=1[/url]
For an audio interview that elaborates on the problem follow this link:
http://www.SellYourTvConceptNow.com/orphan/orphan_works_information.mp3
At the end of the first article you will find links to the people who
are fighting this: the Illustrators Partnership. They have been
organizing artist groups around the world to oppose the bill.
http://www.illustratorspartnership.org/01_topics/article.php?
searchterm=00185
This issue will need the support of artists willing to write and fax
and email their congressmen in the next few months. Particularly for
us artists in California, because apparently California congressmen
play a key role on the various boards that would oversee the bill.
May 16th to the 18th, Steven Assael will be teaching a portrait painting workshop! The workshop starts at 10am and goes on until 5pm. The cost for the workshop is $495. If you are interested in taking the workshop or if you have any questions call us at 818.708.9232!
Hope to see your pretty little face there!
-LAAFA
16926 Saticoy St.
Van Nuys, CA 91406
5-day watercolor workshop with Paul McCormack starting Thursday April 17th to Monday the 21st!!!The workshop is $695 and starts at 10am-5pm.
For more info call (818)7089232
Check out his website!
www. paulwmccormack. com
For our calendar of classes and workshops, check out our website:
http://www. laafa. org/sessions/calendar/index. php?semester=39&sort=day&order=ASC
April 23rd to the 27th there will be a 5-day Still Life Painting workshop with Jacqueline Kamin!!! The workshop is from 10am -5pm and the cost is $695. Any questions give us a call at (818)708-9232.
Check out Jacqueline Kamin's website!
www. jkaminfineart. com
For our calendar of classes and workshops, check out our website:
http://www. laafa. org/sessions/calendar/index. php?semester=39&sort=day&order=ASC
