Dive into anatomy and discover how to render realistic figures and portraits.
Use graphite, charcoal, or your other favorite drawing medium to create lively drawings while honing your skills in understanding the proportions and intricacies of the human body. Work from live models via online video conferencing and participate in class demonstrations and discussions.
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Susan Cottle is a painter who received her M.F.A. cum laude from The New York Academy of Art Graduate School of Figurative Art, and her B.F.A. from Montserrat College of Art. She is currently Part-time Assistant Professor of Art at New School University and Parsons School of Design. She has taught at The New York Academy of Art, St. John's University and various institutions in Italy, including Montserrat College of Art, Viterbo, St. John's University, Rome and Studio Art Centers International in Florence. In 2008, Susan was featured in a one-person exhibition at St. John's Univ ...
Susan Cottle is a painter who received her M.F.A. cum laude from The New York Academy of Art Graduate School of Figurative Art, and her B.F.A. from Montserrat College of Art. She is currently Part-time Assistant Professor of Art at New School University and Parsons School of Design. She has taught at The New York Academy of Art, St. John's University and various institutions in Italy, including Montserrat College of Art, Viterbo, St. John's University, Rome and Studio Art Centers International in Florence. In 2008, Susan was featured in a one-person exhibition at St. John's University Manhattan. Recent two-person and group exhibitions have included Synagogue for the Arts, The Painting Center SoHo, The Hudson Guild, Wyndham Fine Arts, and Island Weiss Gallery. In 2010, Susan was awarded an Artist Residency by the National Park Service, in the Petrified Forest, Arizona.
Understanding Color Theory Workshop
Drawing Cityscapes with Mixed Media
Figure and Portrait Drawing Combined
Portrait and Figure Painting (All Levels)
Painting with Gouache (All Levels)
Acrylic Painting for Absolute Beginners
Anthony DiPaola is an American painter who lived in Germany for a decade and recently returned to New York where he lives and works. He holds a BFA and MFA in painting in addition to an MA in Philosophy. He has had international solo exhibitions, primarily in nonprofit spaces and various college and university galleries including the Ruhr-Universität (Bochum, Germany), Gudelsky Gallery (Maryland College of Art and Design), Harry Wood Gallery (Arizona State University) and was included in a group exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery (Washington DC).
In 2019 Anthony received a project ...
In 2019 Anthony received a project grant for a large street art mural near the UN Campus in Germany highlighting their Sustainable Development Goals. In 2020 he received a stipend for artists awarded by the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. His conceptually motivated artwork is a blend of abstract form, text based images and figurative references using various media including painting, work on paper, video and animation.
www.anthonydipaola.com
Portrait Drawing Intensive
Oil Painting for Absolute Beginners
Drawing for Beginners
Contemporary Art Scene
Oil Painting (Intermediate/Advanced)
Nancy Johnson received her BFA from the University of Massachusetts and her MFA from Yale University. While attending the University of Massachusetts, Nancy Johnson was awarded a grant from the Ford Foundation for her outstanding undergraduate work, and a Strathmore Paper Award for her excellence in drawing. After receiving her MFA degree, Nancy taught painting and drawing at several institutions including Mount Wachusett Community College, Westfield State College, and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. As an adjunct at the University of Massachusetts, Nancy participated in launchi ...
Nancy Johnson received her BFA from the University of Massachusetts and her MFA from Yale University. While attending the University of Massachusetts, Nancy Johnson was awarded a grant from the Ford Foundation for her outstanding undergraduate work, and a Strathmore Paper Award for her excellence in drawing. After receiving her MFA degree, Nancy taught painting and drawing at several institutions including Mount Wachusett Community College, Westfield State College, and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. As an adjunct at the University of Massachusetts, Nancy participated in launching the first Summer Abroad Program in La Napoule, France and Brugge, Belgium where she and her colleagues instructed a group of 35 BFA students in painting and drawing. She has nearly 30 years of experience in art education and has taught adult classes and workshops at 92Y since 2002.
Nancy’s work ranges from paintings of the still life, and portrait to works based in the abstract expressionist tradition. Her work was exhibited as part of the Group Shows 4 Women Painters, at Anderson University, Posers and Rockers Show at the Brooklyn Artist Gym, and Metro 26 Show in Newark NJ, and in solo exhibitions at 510 Warren Street Gallery in Hudson, NY and The Bleecker Street Gallery in Manhattan. Her most recent paintings were shown in solo exhibitions at Wagner Gallery in Staten Island, and at Hampden Gallery in Amherst, MA. Nancy is a painter living and working on Staten Island, NY.
Portrait Painting (Intermediate/Advanced)
Portrait Drawing: Black & White to Color Pencil
Figure Drawing
Portrait Drawing
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