Renaissance Masters’ Oil Painting Workshop: Verdaccio Underpainting & Glazing

D.K. Richardson will be teaching a Renaissance Masters’ Oil Painting Workshop: Verdaccio Underpainting & Glazing.  Five and a half days at Degallery in College Station, Texas, November 11-16, 2018. Students of all levels accepted - no experience required. We will cover use of a grid, contour drawing, mixing a value range in green for the underpainting, mixing glazes for the final layers, controlling paint application, and adding beautiful detail.    

Link: http://www.dkrichardson-artist.com/registration_Renaissance_Masters_Workshop.html  

Announcing the Winner of the People's Choice Award!

The winner of the People's Choice Award in the PSoA Texas Member Exhibition is 

"Looking Forward" by Juan Cantavella

"Looking Forward" by Juan Cantavella!

Nancy Boren in the Spotlight!

Congratulations to Nancy Boren of winning Best of Show twice in a row!

Here is an excerpt from her recent email that I think you will all enjoy. 

"I am so thrilled!! The model for Spring Pink is my friend who is the mother of the young woman who posed for Queen of the Mirabella."

Below are both of her award-winning paintings. 

Congratulations Nancy! 

You make Texas proud!

"Spring Pink" by Nancy Boren
Best of Show
American Impressionist Society 2018

"Queen of the Mirabella" by Nancy Boren
Best fo Show
PSoA Texas Members Exhibition 2018

Renaissance Masters' Oil Painting Workshop

D.K. Richardson 

Portraiture and Fine Art

www.dkrichardson-artist.com

dkrichardson.artist@gmail.com

830-928-3393

Fredericksburg, Texas: Acrylic Portrait Workshop with Chantel Barber

http://www.fbgartschool.com/2018_classes.htm

CHANTEL BARBER

Capturing Character In The Acrylic Portrait
November 12-16, 2018
Tuition $525 plus $30 model fee

This comprehensive five day workshop is designed to share tips and techniques learned from over twenty-five years of working in the acrylic medium. Chantel’s gentle teaching style will enrich the painting skills of beginners and advanced artists alike as she demonstrates painting the portrait from reference photos, without losing the energy and vitality of working from life.

Chantel will also demonstrate painting the portrait from a model and share valuable insight into the differences between working from life versus photos. 

Students will learn: essential acrylic materials and how to use them, what photographs make the best references for portrait painting, editing (what you leave out is just as important as what you keep in), color mixing tips, and techniques for working from a model. Students will also learn the importance of edges when working in acrylic. Students are encouraged to bring their own photographs for the reference photo portion of the workshop (Chantel will have some on hand if needed). Oil painters are welcome and can benefit from techniques taught.

BEGINNER TO ADVANCED
PORTABLE EASEL REQUIRED
INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION
INSTRUCTOR DEMONSTRATIONS

Chantel’s passion for art began flourishing at age 12 when she was mentored under local San Diego artists. She continued to study art, largely self-taught, while living in Newport, Rhode Island and Keflavik, Iceland. While enrolled in a college art course, a fellow student introduced her to acrylic paints, and she soon found it to be a medium dominated by abstract art. But her first love was portraiture for which she found little advice. As she dreamed of perfecting her skills as an acrylic portrait artist, Chantel continued to learn from professional oil painters and translated their teachings into acrylic techniques. All the while, she remained active in local art communities, including serving as President of Artists’ Link in Memphis, Tennessee.

In 2006, Chantel opened her own art business called Chantel's Originals near Memphis Tennessee. Chantel soon benefited from workshops and demonstrations with outstanding artists including Dawn Whitelaw, Michael Shane Neil, Suzie Baker, and Marc Hanson. Chantel is currently the National Coordinator of the State Ambassador program for the Portrait Society of America, and is also a member of The Chestnut Group, and the National Oil & Acrylic Painters’ Society.

Chantel has been featured in solo art shows and juried exhibitions. Her award winning paintings are in private and public collections throughout the United States and overseas. Her work is published in Acrylic Artist magazine, American 

Art Collector, Southwest Art, The Artist’s Magazine, Fine Art Connoisseur, International Artist and several books. She regularly blogs at chantellynnbarber.com. Chantel resides in Bartlett, Tennessee where she teaches online and in workshops throughout the United States and Canada.

Kim Roberti: One-Woman Show!

Artist: Kim Roberti

You won't want to miss member, Kim Roberti's, One Woman Show.

Kim also has a piece in the 

Exhibition of the Texas Members of the Portrait Society of America, 

both on display at the 

Breckenridge Fine Arts Center in Breckenridge, Texas. 

Plan an art-filled road trip and come see these two wonderful exhibitions. 

 

Closing dates October 26, 2018

Breckenridge Fine Arts Center

207 North Breckenridge Ave

Breckenridge, Texas

Call 254-559-6602 for days and hours of operation

2018 Texas Members Show Award Winners!

Texas Member Show Award Winners
l-r Nancy Boren, Jing Zhao, Tanja Gant, Lenore Prudhomme, Juan Cantavella

It is with great pleasure that I announce the award winners of our very first Texas Members Exhibition. Each photo includes comments by our wonderful judge, Tina Garrett.

It was a real privilege to be invited to judge the First Texas Portrait Society Member’s Exposition. This is the first PSoA show I’ve been invited to judge and I fully understand and respect all the judges who have had to chose winners in the shows I’ve been in. There are many factors that helped me decide which paintings to select as winners and a couple works that I wish I could have fitted into this list of top 5 out of 75. Overall I looked for an understanding of the medium, hints that works were composed and not only replications of photos, accurate drawing and value understanding and interesting color and brushwork. I appreciate everyone’s work and their bravery in entering a juried show and I hope all the artists will keep working on their own paths to mastery. The world needs more artists and can never have enough great art! -Tina Garrett

AWARDS 

Honorable Mention: Juan Cantavella, Looking Forward

There were some lovely works to chose from and the subtle color and attention to detail and accurate drawing gave this one the edge. 

3rd Place: Lenore Prudhomme, Acacia

This is a beautiful study. The fresh brushwork and splashes of color were delightful to look at up close in this piece. I kept zooming in to see the magic.

2nd Place: Tanja Gant, Sienna 

There is a beautiful peacefulness achieved in this tender drawing. I appreciate the simple composition and the illusion of gentle form and I love the execution of the reflected light on her jaw. I would love to see this artist's most recent works. 

1st Place: Jing Zhao, Check My Phone First

There is a lot that can be said with a suggestion and for me, that always wins over a rendering. So many artists torture the brushwork to death leaving a static and uninteresting surface. I loved the simple yet confident brushwork and the concentrated chroma in this lovely work. All of this supports her posture and the mood. It is excellent. 

Best of Show: Nancy Boren, Queen of the Mirabella

There is so much to entertain in this work with its fabulous color and mark making. I held this one aside from the start and compared all others to it. It is a high bar and I hope all the artists who attend will take a moment to look closely at it in person and enjoy the power of its simplicity, flavor, and energy. Well done! 

An Exhibition of the Texas Members of the Portrait Society of America

Laura Allee

Deborah Allison

Donna Blanton

Liz Bonham

Nancy Boren

Juan Cantavella

Connie Chadwell

Partha Chinnasamy

Lynette Clauser

Adam Davenport

Margaret Davis

John De Leo

Nora Dempsey

Carol Devereaux

Carol Fairlie

Anastasiya Fender

Linda Filgo

Robbie Fitzpatrick

Margaret Footit

Tanja Gant

Micheal Gillespie

Vicky Gooch

Gary Goodnight

Barbara Hack

Carolyn Hancock

Brenda Hash

Masri Hayssam

Vivian T-N Ho

Francis Huang

Mary Hull

Fontaine Jacobs

Maureen Jistel

Sonja Kever

Steve Ko

Rhonda Lanclos

Patsy Lindamood

Craig Longhurst

Ken MacFarlane

Katherine Martinez

Ellen Moore

Cheryl Moore

Gini Morelock-Bosco

Pam Nichols

Lena Olson

Oliva Pacini

Joe Pena

Barbara Pence

David Philips

Maren Phillips

Jennifer Polnaszek

Lenore Prudhomme

DK Richardson

Kim Roberti

Gail Rutledge

Julie Sanderson

Brittany Scott

Gaye Sekula

Daniel Sorensen

Irena Taylor

Susan Temple Neumann

Julie Wende

Robin Williamson

Tim Woosley

Jing Zhao

Judy Zipkes

An article about our Houston Area Ambassador, Rhonda Lanclos!

An article about our Houston Area Ambassador! Click Voyage Houston to view the article. Way to go, Rhonda!

Houston Face-Off, August 11, 2018

You are invited to Houston's Second Annual Face-Off! This event is free and open to the public. We hope to see you there!

Congratulations to Ann Kraft Walker and Julie Wende!

" Of Sand and Sea " by Ann Kraft Walker

" Of Sand and Sea " by Ann Kraft Walker won the Still Life Award of Excellence at the Oil Painters of America 27th National Exhibition

" White on White " by Ann Kraft Walker

" White on White " by Ann Kraft Walker,  was one of the Top Ten Finalists in the Allied Artists of America Online Associates Show

"Good Cop, Good Cop" by Julie Wende

"Good Cop, Good Cop" by Julie Wende was awarded Best in Show in the Trinity Arts Guild 2018 Juried Open Show. 

Ken MacFarlane Wins Award of Excellence!

Congratulation to Ken MacFarlane who was given the Award of Excellence in the Irving Art Center's 33rd Texas & Neighbors Regional Art Exhibition!!!

San Antonio Face-Off and YOU ARE INVITED!

You are invited to San Antonio's First Annual Face-Off! This is a free event and is open to the public. Please feel free to share. 

SEE YOU THERE!

PSoA Conference Photos, Texas!

How wonderful to be surrounded by artists from all over the world for four event-packed days and all under the same roof! 

What treasured memories! I am looking forward to seeing what springs from all of this inspiration. 

And a big congratulations to Eddie Filer for winning a Certificate of Excellence Award for the second year in a row! 

Austin Face-Off Photos

A very special thanks to Jennifer Balkan for all she did in pulling together Austin's very first Face-Off!!! And to the Dougherty Arts Center for so graciously allowing us to use their space. 

Another big thanks is due to our participating artists: Jennifer Balkan, Denise Fulton, Johnnie Sielbeck, Karen Offutt, Karen Maness and Justin Balleza. You are all awesome!!! We couldn't have had this without YOU! 

And last but not least, all of our fellow PSoA members who came to show their support! You came from all over Texas, Carrolton, Houston, San Antonio and, of course, the Austin area. Thank you!

Many have shared their photos.  Be sure to check out our participating artist's social media pages for even more!

Atelier Dojo, Austin's First Fine Arts Academy

“Atelier Dojo is Austin’s first fine arts academy dedicated to empowering artists with a rigorous, exciting curriculum,  

and world-class instruction. Serious training for serious artists.”

www.atelierdojo.com

Austin Face-Off, March 3

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!