Portrait Academy Opportunity on Oklahoma City, OK!

PSoA TX Chapter: “En Plein Air Painting in the Big Bend”, Labor Day Weekend, 2019!

 “En Plein Air Painting in the Big Bend”, on Labor Day Weekend, 2019 is presented by the Big Bend Arts Council in association with the West Texas Chapter the Portrait Society of America and the City of Alpine.

Enjoy a weekend of Plein Air painting, a Museum “Meet and Greet”, Sidewalk  Art exhibit and sale, and Plein Air art Exhibit August 30^ththrough September 2^nd,-Labor Day Weekend!

The event kicks off on Friday evening with a “meet and greet” at Museum of the Big Bend on Sul Ross State University campus. Artists will come to Alpine and paint “in the open air” at various locations in the Big Bend region.  Paint-outs are planned at the Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute, and the towns Fort Davis and Alpine.  Additional fun locations include Wasserman Wranch, or the Fort in Fort Davis.

There will be a Sidewalk Art exhibit and sale on Sunday with an Artists’ Reception for the Plein Air exhibit at the Big Bend Art Council’s “Gallery on the Square” in Alpine on Sunday evening, (work may be unframed or framed). Optional Monday events in Marathon, Terlingua, and the Rio Grande River road are also planned.

All plein air painters and people who are interested in watching the process are invited.  

The event is free, however, we ask participants to register on-line at https://www.bigbendartscouncil.org/painting-alpine

The Art of the Portrait Tri-State Exhibition

Exciting news and a wonderful opportunity!!!

Kathryn Richardson, one of the Oklahoma State Ambassadors, made a connection at the Oklahoma Hall of Fame which after much communication and planning, we will be hosting our Fall Portrait Academy at the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in the Gaylord-Pickens Museum in Oklahoma City, OK on October 4-5, 2019.

Faculty Rose Frantzen and Jeff Hein will present a portrait painting demonstration on Friday night and teach drawing workshops all day on Saturday. Portrait Academy attendees will select to participate in either Rose’s or Jeff’s drawing workshop, like the drawing workshops at the conference. The cost for the Portrait Academy is $189 for both days, or $35 for Friday’s demonstration only.

In conjunction with the Portrait Academy, we will be hosting “The Art of the Portrait Tri-State Exhibition,” also at the Gaylord-Pickens Museum. This juried exhibition is open only to artists living in the states of Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico, and they do not have to be a member of the Portrait Society of America to enter. For a fee of $25, artists can submit up to three works through the online entry form to be juried into the exhibition. More details are available in the attached Prospectus. 

Here are the important dates and schedule of events:

·  August 12, 2019- Online entry deadline to submit artwork for the exhibition

·  August 19, 2019- Notification of acceptance into exhibition

·  September 6, 2019, 9:00am-5:00pm- Artwork drop off

·  September 12, 2019- Exhibition Opens

·  October 4, 2019

o 5:00-7:00pm — Free Public Exhibit and Awards Reception in Tulsa World | Lorton Family Gallery

o 7:00-9:00pm — Portrait Demo with Rose Frantzen and Jeff Hein (Ticketed Event in Bennet-McClendon Great Hall)

·  October 5, 2019

o 9:00am-4:30pm — Drawing Workshops with Rose Frantzen and Jeff Hein (in the Devon Classroom or Bennet-McClendon Great Hall)

·  November 22, 23 or 25, 2019, 9:00am-5:00pm — Artists Retrieve Artworks from Exhibition

Please spread the word about this wonderful opportunity for the tri-states area with every portrait artist you know. They do not have to be a member of PSoA!

See prospectus below.

Studio Incamminati, Houston!

WONDERFUL workshop opportunity.. east coast to 3rd coast!! Studio Incamminati in your town! Visiting instructor Ja Fang Lu will be teaching. Visit studioincamminati.org to register!

Announcing Art Classes with Brenda Hash, PSA

To save your spot send your deposit to the teacher's contact information listed on the fliers. 

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Brenda Hash,PSA - Fine Art & Portraiture

www.brendahash.com

281-431-5877

Location:   

Fort Bend Art Center

2012 Avenue G,  Rosenberg, TX 77471

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!

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! 

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

Spotlight on Danny Grant

Artist: Danny Grant

City: Austin

Website:www.dannygrantfineart.com

Danny Grant (b. 1979) was born and raised in Garland, TX. He received his BFA in illustration from the Academy of Art University in 2003. At the Academy, he was most influenced by instructors Lee Ballard and Kazuhiko Sano for their superb draftsmanship and fine art approach to illustration. Upon graduating, he relentlessly sought to improve his skills in drawing and painting. In 2006, Danny moved to New York City to study with Jacob Collins at his Water Street Atelier. In 2008 his studies continued with Mr. Collins at the Grand Central Academy. There, he enjoyed a rigorous curriculum of cast drawing and painting, figure drawing and painting, and still life painting in the tradition of the European ateliers of the mid to late 19th century. Danny currently lives in Austin, TX where he paints and teaches drawing and painting. He is represented by Quent Cordair Fine Art in Napa, CA. 

Figure Drawing in the Renaissance Tradition

The Society of Figurative Arts Presents
Figure Drawing in the Renaissance Tradition
Instructed by Master Draughtsman Michael Mentler 

Live Models all equipment (including easels) and drawing materials provided.

Where: 3306 Wiley Post, Dallas, Texas
When: January, 8th-12th Mon.-Fri. 10am-4pm
There will now be 4 back to back workshops. Of course, we would love for everyone to take the full 5_days but for those who can't or are looking for more specific areas to focus on it breaks down like this.

Day 1 - L.I.F.E. - The Art of the Start (gesture and beyond)
Day 2 - P.L.A.N. - Proportion, Landmarks, Alignments, and Negative Spaces
Days 3 & 4 - G.R.A.V.I.T.Y. - Figure Drawing Procedure
Day 5- Faces and Features

All workshops must be taken in sequence because the information in each one is essential to understanding the next.

Faces & Features can be taken as a separate workshop. 

Tuition -
1 Day 200 - Mon. L.I.F.E.
2 Days 375 - Mon. Tues. L.I.F.E. & P.L.A.N
4 Days 600 L.I.F.E., P.L.A.N., & G.R.A.V.I.T.Y. - Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs.
5 Days 650 - All 5 Days 

Evening drawing and painting session on Thursday evening to review and practice what you have learned $60 plus $15 Dollar model fee.

Space is limited and those taking the full 5 days will be given priority.
Reserve your easel now at http://tsofa.com/index.php?page=inventory

For More Information Contact: Michael Mentler at mentler@mac.com

fa.com

http://tsofa.com/index.php?page=inventory

John De Leon: CRITICAL MASS Opening Reception

John M. De Leon extends an invitation to the Opening Reception Thursday, November 30, 6pm-8pm.
Follow John on Instagram: johnd894 and Facebook: @RedLion Art Studio
RSVP http://millworks.gallery

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Don't miss this Unique PORTRAIT Workshop with Master Artist, Albert Handell!

Unique 5-Day Indoor Portrait Painting Workshop with Albert Handell (Pastels and Oils)

DATE: February 9 - 13,  2018

10am-5pm, All 5 days

COST: 

NBAL Members  $1035

Non-Members     $1065 

plus model fee

LOCATION: New Braunfels Art League

239 W San Antonio St., New Braunfels, Texas

Join Albert Handell in this unique exciting 5-day portrait painting workshop. 

In the morning demonstrations, which will include both pastels and oils, you 

will see and learn what to emphasize and what to play down and what is secondary 

to a dynamic portrait, in order to establish a strong portrait statement, and work 

sensibly towards finish. It will be an opportunity to see how a Master Artist 

works uniquely on the portrait.

 The PORTRAIT PAINTING  DEMONSTRATIONS from life  will clearly show 

ALBERT’s unique approach to portraiture with pastel and oils. In both mediums, 

correct measuring is needed for the lightness and correct values for light and shade, 

for form (will be clearly demonstrated and explained). 

There are daily morning PORTRAIT DEMONSTRATIONS, from 10 AM to 12:30 PM. 

From 1:30PM to 5 PM, artists will paint from the portrait model with help at the easel from Albert.

For further local information about Albert Handell’s workshop, please contact: 

Artist Gaye Sekula at sekulastudio@gmail.com or call 210-259-3233

Make checks payable to NBAL. (Albert's Workshop will be listed soon!)

Be sure to indicate on your check, the workshop you will be taking along with a phone number 

and email address.

Mail checks to:

Sandy Oberg

1400 Greystone Drive

New Braunfels, Tx 78132

210-861-0751       

PLEASE NOTE:

Balance of workshop is due 30 days prior to your workshop date. Refund will be issued if you cancel prior to 30 days of the workshop

date.  No refund if you cancel after 30 days prior to workshop date.

The Final Face-Off of 2017!

Come and enjoy Fredericksburg's Food and Wine Fest
 the
RS Hanna Gallery
and the
TX Chapter of the Portrait Society of America's
Final Face-Off for 2017!

Face-Off in Fredericksburg, Texas, October 28, 2017

You are invited to the RS Hanna Gallery in Historic Fredericksburg, Texas!
Please join us as eight Texas Members of the Portrait Society of America 
"Face-Off" in Fredericksburg, Texas. 
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