Painting and Drawing the Horse & Still Life with David Leffel and Sherrie McGraw
May 29 - June 1, 2024
9 am - 4 pm
$1,500 + 6.88% NM Sales Tax
A few spots have opened up! Don’t delay to reserve your place in this workshop!
A note to our students: To ensure that the workshop will not be canceled, we kindly request that you sign up as early as possible. Please note that if the minimum number of students required is not met three (3) weeks before the first day of class, the workshop will be canceled. However, we offer a full refund in the event of a canceled workshop, so there is no monetary risk for you. Please take some time to review our cancellation policy.
About the Workshop
Skill level: All levels are welcome as Sherrie and David are experienced instructors. They will only require each student to have an open mind and a willingness to learn. The rest will be pure fun.
Materials used: All drawing mediums are acceptable, including oil, pastel, and watercolor.
Overview:
We teach you how to paint and draw. Whether the subject is a horse or a flower, if you learn what good painting and drawing require, you need not fear any subject matter.
What we teach are the principles behind painting or drawing anything. Everyone will benefit from our demonstrations on the horse and still life, being able to go back and forth between the two subject matters as desired and see how they relate. This will encourage boldness in tackling ANY subject matter as the same principles apply to everything.
In the study of horses, you’ll understand how to ‘read’ the surface, which means it will improve your work with people, and capture its life force. We encourage not worrying about being ‘correct’ but rather, being playful in capturing a feeling of life in these magnificent horses.
In still life, composition as a guiding concept will be fully addressed. We will give constant personal attention to guide you throughout the week. This workshop will inspire you to expand your comfort zone and explore what is possible.
As we love to teach, love horses, and love still life, this will be a week of inspiration and rekindling your love of painting and drawing!
Limited to 25 (with two teachers, with assistant Johanne Mangi, this affords a lot of one-on-one time with each student).
We will use both the studio and the out-of-doors.
All levels are welcome as Sherrie and David are so experienced as instructors, that they only require each student to have an open mind and a willingness to learn.
The rest will be pure fun!
About David
David A Leffel’s peers not only recognize him as a painters’ painter, but he is also considered by many to be no less than the artistic reincarnation of Rembrandt. He grew up in New York City where he had a brief career in advertising, but eventually came to chiaroscuro painting at the Art Students League with Frank Mason. Soon he would become a revered instructor there, sharing his special understanding of painting with thousands of students from all over the world.
Colleagues and collectors alike recognize him as a modern master. Although his subjects range from figure and portrait to landscape and still life, his real subject matter is light flowing and drifting over surfaces. His work can be found in permanent Museum collections throughout this country as well as numerous private collections here and abroad. Leffel has written two books that have met worldwide acclaim for their ability to integrate his understanding of technical aspects of painting with his philosophy and humor. Appreciated by artists and collectors alike, An Artist Teaches and Self-Portraits: A Visual Journey of Insight have both been published under Bright Light Fine Art and Publishing.
About Sherrie
Sherrie McGraw studied and taught painting and drawing at the famous Art Students League of New York. Recent recognitions include an honorary doctorate from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco and a rare medal from the Butler Institute of American Art, recognizing her Lifetime Achievement in American Art. Her work has shown in major museum shows for years and she is recognized as a prominent artist of our time.
An accomplished writer, McGraw has authored The Language of Drawing and has made contributions to two comprehensive books on Nicolai Fechin’s drawings and paintings. McGraw continues to teach worldwide through Bright Light Fine Art online.
What’s Included
Bluebird Studios offers an array of complimentary food and beverages during our workshops. Attendees can enjoy an ice breaker the evening before the first day, complimentary continental breakfast served every morning, complimentary unlimited beverages, and afternoon treats each day. We also offer catered lunches brought to the studio or the plein air site (optional for $20), and lastly, our complimentary signature lunch of Frito Chili Pie on the final day. We will spoil you!
Supplies
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