Friday, February 27, 2009

David Simon: The Dark Forest

The Long Beach Museum of Art is pleased to present, David Simon: Dark Forest, the first solo museum exhibition by Los Angeles-based sculptor David Simon. The exhibition will be up from March 20th- May 31st 2009. For more info call the Long Beach Museum of Art at 562-439-2119.



Long Beach Museum of Art
2300 East Ocean Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90803
562-439-2119

5-Day Portrait Painting Workshop with Sean Cheetham!

There will be a 5-Day Portrait Painting Workshop with Sean Cheetham March 25th-29th at the Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art! The workshop will be from 10am- 5pm. The cost for this amazing opportunity is $695.



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 and two day costumed or semi- nude poses. Students can work in any media. Instructor will be working in oil.




This is a great chance to study with one today's most respected painters. This workshop will fill up fast so please register before March 10th. To register, call 818.708.9232.

Friday, February 20, 2009

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS AT LAAFA

7-Day Figure Sculpture Workshop with David Simon March 25th-31st from 10am-6pm! $800



If you are interested in taking this intense workshop, call 818.708.9232 to register. Please register before March 15th. Space will be limited.

1-Day "Student to Professional" Lecture with Nathan Fowkes April 6th!


Nathan Fowkes will be giving a lecture- "Student to Professional" at Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art April 6th, 7:00pm-9pm. $35.



If you are interested in hearing this inspiring lecture, call 818.708.9232!

1-Day Composition Workshop with Nathan Fowkes April 11th!


Nathan Fowkes will be teaching a 1 day Composition Workshop Saturday April 11th from 10:00am-6:00pm at Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art! The cost for the workshop is $140.



If you are interested in taking this extremely informative workshop, call 818.708.9232. Space will be limited, so register before April 2nd.

Friday, February 13, 2009

1-Day Composition Workshop with Nathan Fowkes April 11th!

Nathan Fowkes will be teaching a 1 day Composition Workshop Saturday April 11th from 10:00am-6:00pm at Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art! The cost for the workshop is $140.



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 in taking this extremely informative workshop, call 818.708.9232. Space will be limited, so register before April 2nd.