HAPPENINGS

MEMBER NEWS

Joan Drescher and Liz Ennis were featured in the Boston Globe talking about their Moon Balloon Project. Read about it here.

Patricia Isaac received an Honorable Mention in the Oil Pastel Society's International show for her painting "The Red Bucket".

CLASSES

John Kilroy Fine Art Academy Weekly Classes
Our facilities now offer long form learning where problem solving and projects can extend indefinitely. This allows us to surpass any existing adult level art education offered anywhere and rivaling any university level system of art education.
Picture Design, Concept & Analysis
Tuesday Evening 6:30-9:30 pm
August 19, September 2, 16, 30, 2008
Bimonthly $100.00
How to create conscious and purposeful compositions that communicate in any media.

Picture making is a lost art and its’ value is scarcely understood today. This class is designed to give the artist greater content and personal meaning to their work. It is about communication beyond just the image content and media format. I will give a method to arrive at concrete discernment, clear perceptions and critical thinking which hopefully leads the artist to make informed decisions about their approach to understanding and making World Class Art.
This session is mostly a demo, lecture and open forum format combined with independent study and intensive group dialoging about our results. Starting with basics up through extremely advanced pictorial design, we explore multiple strategies clearly communicating ideas of any defined content. Step one is analyzing pictures, deconstructing them, and familiarizing ourselves with the ideas, intentions and functions of each design and composition. Transcending the essential sketch, we’ll explore high level planning and improvisational approaches. This includes traditional, narrative and abstract solutions to all subjects and genres.

The Direct Experience ~Alla Prima Still Life and Plein-Aire Landscape
Wednesday 9:30 am-12:30 pm
August 20 - October 8, 2008
8 weeks
185.00
Thursday 9:30 am-12:30 pm
August 21 - October 9, 2008
8 weeks
185.00
Ability level: all levels
Explore Direct Painting, Alla Prima Painting. We will cover all aspects of Direct Painting: composition, observation, light, color, methods, techniques, materials and fundamentals including skills of execution and expression. Each class offers new and challenging exercises, which will hone skills. Plenty of individual attention is given. This class will inspire and empower you! Our new facilities now offer long form learning where problem solving and projects can extend indefinitely. This allows us to surpass any existing adult level art education offered anywhere and rivaling any university level system of art education.
The Atelier
Wednesday 1:00-4:00 pm
August 20 - October 8, 2008
8 weeks
120.00
Thursday 1:00-4:00 pm
August 21 - October 9, 2008
8 weeks
120.00
Ability level: all level: all levels

Taken in conjunction with The Direct Painting
Experience, this course will cover the finer points and subtlety in art that can only be addressed when superimposed over previously developed and executed paintings. The Atelier addresses the need of the serious artist to create masterful works of art. This applies to any level of experience from the complete beginner to the long-time professional seeking to improve their work

Portrait and Figure Oil Painting and Drawing
Wednesday evenings 6:30-9:30 pm
August 20 - October 8, 2008
8 weeks
235.00

Ability level: all levels
Learn to accurately render the human form. You will develop your technical skills for drawing and painting in oils by studying light, values, color and by gaining an understanding of edges and planes. Alla Prima painting skills will be taught to encourage technical accuracy. Students may choose to work in pastel, oil, watercolor, acrylic, charcoal, or other drawing and painting media.

Pastel/All Media Class
Thursday evenings 6:30-9:30 pm
August 21 - October 9, 2008
8 weeks
185.00

Ability level: all levels
Pastel offers a unique bridge between drawing and painting. This class, suited for both beginner and advanced artists, covers techniques in both oil and chalk pastel, giving the student a solid introduction to pastel painting. An emphasis on accurate perception, the importance of understanding the qualities of light and utilization of color harmony will be covered which translates to any medium. This class will allow you to explore subjects while building skill and confidence in your handling of medium. This is slated to be pastel class but other media are welcome, (Oil, acrylic, gouache, watercolor)

We are serving artists that wish to add a richer learning experience and superior content to their creative pursuits

Our class curriculum will continue to offer the interested learner an honest set of skills in a system which empowers while adding continuous growth potential for both the beginner as well as the serious professional artist.

We are continuing to offer the highest quality and most innovative educational services available at an extremely reasonable cost.

The E. T. Wright Building
31 Liberty Sq., 379 Liberty Street, Suite 218
Rockland, MA 02370
781-925-0582
For more information: www.johnkilroy.com email:kilroy@johnkilroy.com