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Figure Painting workshop, September

Lisa Gloria — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:35:07 +0000

Please join me for a 2-day oil painting workshop on painting the female form, September 18-19, 2010, 10am-4pm. The figure is considered by many to be the pinnacle of artistic expression, and it contains many challenges and difficulties. This workshop will discuss breaking down the challenges into manageable tasks and solving issues as they arise.

Each step will be explained, including laying out the drawing, pre-mixing the palette, applying each layer, modeling and blending, solving problems, and finishing the painting. Critiques will be offered for each days’ results.

This workshop will be conducted in my studio, 7 W Downer Place, Aurora, IL.

To register: http://artstudiosecrets.com/onsite-workshops/new-painting-the-female-figure-0910/

Still Life Workshop August 14/15

Lisa Gloria — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:19:07 +0000

I apologize for the lack of posting. So many new things going on! This website will updated and revised shortly.

First, I have a new studio, and I would love it for any of my readers to drop by. 7 W Downer Place, Aurora, IL 60506. Here are some pictures. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2071739&id=1434908358&l=96379cf10d

Second, I will be hosting open studio figure drawing sessions on Tuesday nights starting on July 27. 7-10 pm, byob, dry media, $10.

Thirdly, I will be teaching a workshop in still life, August 14-15, 10am – 4 pm at my studio. This is a comprehensive workshop on composing and painting a realistic still life, and includes all materials. Only 6 spots available. $150 + $25 materials fee. Email me at lisagloria@gmail.com to sign up.

Shelf Still Life #1 and Demo

Lisa Gloria — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:46:18 +0000

I posted a new demonstration on Youtube a little while back. It is here: Pansies in Black – Oil Painting Demonstration

In other news, I was invited into a 5 person show in June at Anne Irwin Fine Art in Atlanta Georgia. Very excited about that.

In yet more news, here are a couple new paintings:

Begonia Sketch, 14 x 11 on linen

Contact Tidewater Gallery for more information.

48 x 24 inches, oil on canvas

The Shelf Still Life #1 represents years of pondering about the shapes of things, and creating compositions that have strong abstract compositions while demonstrating an intimate sort of technical realism. I enjoyed this painting quite a lot. It’s 4 feet wide, and all the objects are life size. So when viewing it, all the narrow winding spaces between the objects become apparent. I was trying to show a sort of quiet space, a hush, with real things placed in a way you might experience them, yet with a dynamic, abstract expressionistic quality to the composition.

I’m going to be teaching 2 new workshops at the end of April: portraits and still life. These are landbased workshops that will take place in Aurora IL. Please visit here for more information. http://artstudiosecrets.com/onsite-workshops/ I’m only taking 6 students for each workshop, please sign up soon.