My studio is located in the historic Lincoln Studios Building in Waltham, formerly the original home of Jordan’s Furniture. I offer individual and group instruction. Professional workstations are provided, as are all materials…

I am an artist and educator. I hold a BFA from Mass College of Art and an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. I am full time High School teacher in the Massachusetts public school system with a Professional license, I teach all aspects of painting and drawing, as well as digital media- I am fluent in the Adobe workspace- Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator and Premiere. I believe anyone can make art- it’s not magic- and I’m dedicated to providing access to the process of art-making to all, whatever your needs.

The Process:

After contacting me, we will schedule an initial consultation to discuss goals and interests- either in person or via Zoom

 
Portfolio Preparation for High School students– selecting work from student’s existing portfolio and photography of work $350 (jpg files provided)

Further High School portfolio development:

• creating work for specific portfolio requirements, strengthening skills

• Critiquing and improving existing work

• $75/hour per private session, materials provided

• $50/hour per 40 minute Zoom session

Individual Studio Sessions:

Observational Drawing

• Drawing what you see: how can we translate the 3 dimensional to the 2 dimensional? A variety of techniques and strategies will be explored to effectively render using traditional approaches to measuring, proportion and scale. Using pencil and charcoal, students will work from simple to more complex still life setups and objects, exploring shape and value to establish effective figure-ground relationships. The emphasis is on realistic rendering- the necessary skill for all art-making

Painting

• Students will work from simple to more complex still life setups, first emphasizing value, shape, and light with the final goal of simple to complex color relationships..

Painting and Drawing from the Photograph

• The relationship between photography and painting is historically dense and reaches back as far as the renaissance. Students will be using photography as a tool to create work- from rendering/image transfer techniques to different approaches using and working from photoshop, collage, and traditional prints.

All studio sessions are 1 hour and the fee per person is $75