A couple of years ago, I discontinued teaching onsite at the Academy of Art University in favor of teaching exclusively online.
The decision relieved me of the grueling commute to San Francisco and allowed me more time to paint and spend time with my family.
What was missing from my life, was the consistent regular practice of painting from the "live model" which was afforded me in teaching onsite at the Academy. Teaching occasional workshops and bringing models into my studio filled this void for a while, until I decided to organize a weekly painting group a couple of months ago, to paint from the model on a more regular basis. We meet every Sunday evening at the Pacific Grove Art Center and work for a period of 3 hours from "life", portrait, clothed figure and sometimes nudes, this class is the only available source of working with a model for a extended period of time on the peninsula. If you live on the Monterey penisula, I hope you'll join us.
These pictures are from our last class, with well known model, Crow, from Santa Cruz. Pictures courtesy of Kyoko.
Painting in Progress: Day 1
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Day 2
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At work: Day 2
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Finished study, 16" x 20" oil on canvas
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Figure Painting with Warren Chang
Sundays, 6-9pm
Drop in Fee: $15.00
Pacific Grove Art Center
568 Lighthouse Avenue
Pacific Grove, Ca 93950
