As a teacher since 2015, I've had hundreds of students in all age ranges and skill levels. I've been able to teach and lecture about art history, painting and drawing. This winter, I'll have time to take private students who are interested in learning about traditional painting and drawing. This is for students in the Bergen County, N.J. area who are interested in one-on-one instruction.
It's never too late to improve your art skills and learn about how to create beautiful paintings and drawings. Whether you're interested in watercolors, oils or drawing, I can help you on an individual project or with general art training. This is also applies to any students interested in portfolio development. If you or someone you know may be interested then send me a message through my CONTACT PAGE for more information/pricing/etc.
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This advice is from a catalogue that was from a 1984 - 85 Bouguereau exhibition. I haven't come across it in other places so I wanted to share it here. Enjoy!
We were cleaning out some things today and I found some old treasures. Just like a lot of kids, I enjoyed drawing. My earliest memories of drawing were when I was about 8 years old. I'm sure I did some stuff in school before that, but I remember independently drawing around 8 - 10 years old. One of the things that I also did was to trace over the outline of newspaper photos with a sharpie. I think I may have been younger when I was doing this and I'm not sure why it appealed to me.
In elementary school, I remember getting a how to draw book from the library and I think it was Star Wars themed because I did a step-by-step drawing of a Yoda from it; I'm not into Star Wars, but that memory sticks with me. I was really into cartoons, but I was also compelled to do portraits. I did a portrait of my Grandmother and I can still remember her sitting as I drew her. Luckily, I put a date on these drawings (10 years old). I drew a portrait of George Washington from the dollar bill and I did a master copy of an Edward Hopper who I liked a lot when I was young. I really cherish these old drawings from when I was a kid and it's interesting because I can see glimpses of my style in these early works. There's something deeply rewarding about drawing and I can never quite put it into works. It's about capturing what I see and creating something new. I'm so happy that I rediscovered these. I'm pleased to announce that I'm now represented by Martin House Gallery in Blowing Rock, N.C. and Cimarron Song Gallery in Montrose, C.O. - I'm very proud to be a part of these excellent galleries.
If you're interested in purchasing my original work then please contact: Mr. Mike Gaydon at Martin House Gallery - 336-508-2828 MartinHouseGallery@gmail.com -- Mr. Gregory Packard at Cimarron Song Gallery - 970-275-0134 info@cimarronsonggallery.com |
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