Online: Shalen-Line, Tone, Color in the Figure (with Self-Portraiture)
Oct
10
to May 22

Online: Shalen-Line, Tone, Color in the Figure (with Self-Portraiture)

 
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Time: 2:30-4:40pm/4:30-6:30pm

Days: Sunday and Monday 

 Course Number: #9099

 Sunday only price: $145

Monthly Cost: $225

Class Description

“I want my students to develop the tools they will need to express their own feelings and concepts through their work. The information and techniques to which they are exposed will be classical, whether we are working in charcoal, graphite, silverpoint, pastel, watercolor, or oil monoprints, and they will progress from line and tone to limited and full-color work. But my ultimate goal will be to enable each student to execute personal and independent statements through their work.”  The drawing class works from the self-portrait and nude model with poses lasting two to four weeks.

About the Instructor

“One of my principal goals as an artist is to capture and communicate intuitive responses to a subject, carefully and sensitively, whether I am working from a model, landscape, or still life. Successful work conveys not only the reality that the artist confronts but the very personal reaction that is inspired by that reality.”

Wendy Shalen has taught figure and landscape drawing and painting to adults and teens for more than thirty years. She is a magna cum laude graduate of Brandeis University, where she majored in art history. She also studied at The Art Students League in the late 1970s with Daniel Greene, Harvey Dinnerstein, and Robert Beverly Hale, and privately with Burton Silverman.

She has exhibited at Allan Stone Gallery (New York City); Abbot & Holder (London); Carol Craven Gallery and Gardner Colby Gallery (Martha’s Vineyard); the Katonah Museum of Art (Katonah, NY); the Housatonic Museum (Bridgeport, CT); and the Belskie Museum (Closter, NJ). Ms. Shalen has taught a Portfolio Development Drawing class for high school students, as well as landscape painting workshops for adults, at the Silvermine Guild School of Art in New Canaan, Connecticut, and at the Vytlacil Campus of The Art Students League. She is currently a member of The Prince Street Gallery in Manhattan. Her studio is located in Waccabuc, New York.

Recent portfolio students of Wendy Shalen have been admitted to The Art Institute of Chicago, Bard, Cooper Union, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, FIT, Georgetown, Maine College of Art, Maryland Institute College of Art, The Museum School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, New Hampshire Institute of Art, New Jersey College, Parsons, Pratt, RISD, Savannah College of Art, School of Visual Arts, Skidmore, Syracuse, Michigan, Northeastern University, Otis College of Art and Design, Pomona, RPI, Sarah Lawrence, Tulane, University of the Arts (PA), University of Rhode Island, Washington Univ. of St. Louis, and USC.

To learn more about Ms. Shalen, please visit www.wendyshalen.com

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Online: Shalen- Life Drawing with Self-Portraiture & Portfolio
Oct
10
to May 22

Online: Shalen- Life Drawing with Self-Portraiture & Portfolio

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Time:  Sunday: 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Monday (Critique): 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm 

Day(s): Sunday, Monday

Course Number: #9056 

Monthly Cost: $225 (Sunday & Monday)/$145 (Sunday Only)

Class Description

“I want my students to develop the tools they will need to express their own feelings and concepts through their work. The information and techniques to which they are exposed will be classical, whether we are working in charcoal, graphite, silverpoint, pastel, watercolor or oil monoprints, and they will progress from line and tone to limited and full color work. But my ultimate goal will be to enable each student to execute personal and independent statements through their work.” This class works from the clothed model, with poses generally lasting three weeks.

About the Instructor

“One of my principal goals as an artist is to capture and communicate intuitive responses to a subject, carefully and sensitively, whether I am working from a model, landscape, or still life. Successful work conveys not only the reality that the artist confronts but the very personal reaction that is inspired by that reality.”

Wendy Shalen has taught figure and landscape drawing and painting to adults and teens for more than thirty years. She is a magna cum laude graduate of Brandeis University, where she majored in art history. She also studied at The Art Students League in the late 1970s with Daniel Greene, Harvey Dinnerstein, and Robert Beverly Hale, and privately with Burton Silverman.

She has exhibited at Allan Stone Gallery (New York City); Abbot & Holder (London); Carol Craven Gallery and Gardner Colby Gallery (Martha’s Vineyard); the Katonah Museum of Art (Katonah, NY); the Housatonic Museum (Bridgeport, CT); and the Belskie Museum (Closter, NJ). Ms. Shalen has taught a Portfolio Development Drawing class for high school students, as well as landscape painting workshops for adults, at the Silvermine Guild School of Art in New Canaan, Connecticut, and at the Vytlacil Campus of The Art Students League. She is currently a member of The Prince Street Gallery in Manhattan. Her studio is located in Waccabuc, New York.

Recent portfolio students of Wendy Shalen have been admitted to The Art Institute of Chicago, Bard, Cooper Union, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, FIT, Georgetown, Maine College of Art, Maryland Institute College of Art, The Museum School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, New Hampshire Institute of Art, New Jersey College, Parsons, Pratt, RISD, Savannah College of Art, School of Visual Arts, Skidmore, Syracuse, Michigan, Northeastern University, Otis College of Art and Design, Pomona, RPI, Sarah Lawrence, Tulane, University of the Arts (PA), University of Rhode Island, Washington Univ. of St. Louis, and USC.

To learn more about Ms. Shalen, please visit www.wendyshalen.com

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PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT: Drawing and Painting from Life
Jul
9
to Aug 1

PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT: Drawing and Painting from Life

 
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Wendy Shalen

Time: Mornings 8:45 am - 12:30 pm
Days of Week: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Course Number: #1053
Monthly Cost: $290
Discounts for League Members Will Be Applied When Registering
Summer Session: June 3 − August 17

Class Description

“I want my students to develop the tools they will need to express their own feelings and concepts through their work. The information and techniques to which they are exposed will be classical, whether we are working in charcoal, graphite, silverpoint, pastel, watercolor or oil monoprints, and they will progress from line and tone to limited and full color work. But my ultimate goal will be to enable each student to execute personal and independent statements through their work.” This class works from the clothed model, with poses generally lasting three weeks.

About the Instructor

“One of my principal goals as an artist is to capture and communicate intuitive responses to a subject, carefully and sensitively, whether I am working from a model, landscape, or still life. Successful work conveys not only the reality that the artist confronts but the very personal reaction that is inspired by that reality.”

Wendy Shalen has taught figure and landscape drawing and painting to adults and teens for more than thirty years. She is a magna cum laude graduate of Brandeis University, where she majored in art history. She also studied at the Art Students League in the late 1970s with Daniel Greene, Harvey Dinnerstein, and Robert Beverly Hale, and privately with Burton Silverman.

She has exhibited at Allan Stone Gallery (New York City); Abbot & Holder (London); Carol Craven Gallery and Gardner Colby Gallery (Martha’s Vineyard); the Katonah Museum of Art (Katonah, NY); the Housatonic Museum (Bridgeport, CT); and the Belskie Museum (Closter, NJ). Ms. Shalen has taught a Portfolio Development Drawing class for high school students, as well as landscape painting workshops for adults, at the Silvermine Guild School of Art in New Canaan, Connecticut, and at the Vytlacil Campus of the Art Students League. She is currently a member of the Prince Street Gallery in Manhattan. Her studio is located in Waccabuc, New York.

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Figure Drawing in Line, Tone, & Color (pm session only)
Sep
4
to May 26

Figure Drawing in Line, Tone, & Color (pm session only)

 
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Time: 1:00 pm - 4:45 pm

Days of Week: Sunday

Course Number: #5075

Monthly Cost: $120

Discounts for League Members Will Be Applied When Registering

Class Description

“I want my students to develop the tools they will need to express their own feelings and concepts through their work. The information and techniques to which they are exposed will be classical, whether we are working in charcoal, graphite, silverpoint, pastel, watercolor or oil monoprints, and they will progress from line and tone to limited and full color work. But my ultimate goal will be to enable each student to execute personal and independent statements through their work.” This class works from the clothed model, with poses generally lasting three weeks.

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Oct
1
to Dec 17

Portfolio Development: The Figure and Self-portrait in Line, Tone and Color

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Wendy Shalen

www.wendyshalen.com

Class Description

12-Week Series

Sundays
February 5–April 30 (no class April 16)

9:00–12:30 am
Fee $435

Instructor present every class Enrollment limited to 55 students

We will create self-portraits monochromatically in line and tone, choosing among a variety of materials — graphite, charcoal, reed, glass or metal pen nibs and ink wash or silverpoint. Then we will work in limited and full color using sanguine conte, black & white charcoal on toned paper, pastel or watercolor. Thorough demonstrations of each technique will be given. Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Schiele, and many other master drawings and paintings of self- portraiture will be discussed. Students interested in creating conceptual, surreal and imaginative self- portraits are always welcome. This workshop will also focus on the development of a cohesive presentation of artwork. Working from observation, students will be guided to complete self-portraits suitable for inclusion in their portfolios for high school, college and graduate school admission.

About the Instructor

“One of my principal goals as an artist is to capture and communicate intuitive responses to a subject, carefully and sensitively, whether I am working from a model, landscape, or still life. Successful work conveys not only the reality that the artist confronts but the very personal reaction that is inspired by that reality.”

Wendy Shalen has taught figure and landscape drawing and painting to adults and teens for more than thirty years. She is a magna cum laude graduate of Brandeis University, where she majored in art history. She also studied at the Art Students League in the late 1970s with Daniel Greene, Harvey Dinnerstein, and Robert Beverly Hale, and privately with Burton Silverman.

She has exhibited at Allan Stone Gallery (New York City); Abbot & Holder (London); Carol Craven Gallery and Gardner Colby Gallery (Martha’s Vineyard); the Katonah Museum of Art (Katonah, NY); the Housatonic Museum (Bridgeport, CT); and the Belskie Museum (Closter, NJ). Ms. Shalen has taught a Portfolio Development Drawing class for high school students, as well as landscape painting workshops for adults, at the Silvermine Guild School of Art in New Canaan, Connecticut, and at the Vytlacil Campus of the Art Students League. She is currently a member of the Prince Street Gallery in Manhattan. Her studio is located in Waccabuc, New York.

Recent portfolio students of Ms. Shalen have been admitted to the Art Institute of Chicago, Bard, Cooper Union, Cornell, Fashion Institute of Technology, Duke, Georgetown, Maine College of Art, Maryland Institute College of Art, the Museum School of the Museum of Fine Arts (Boston), New Hampshire Institute of Art, New Jersey College, Parsons, Pratt, Rhode Island School of Design, Savannah College of Art and Design, School of Visual Arts, Skidmore, Syracuse Univ., Univ. of Michigan, Tulane Univ., Univ. of the Arts (Philadelphia), Univ. of Rhode Island, Washington Univ. in St. Louis, and Univ. of Southern California.

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Mar
15
11:30 AM11:30

European Master Drawing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Course ID: WSW1130AM3152017
Wednesday · 11:30 am – 4:30 pm · $150
March 15

With Titian, Tiepolo, Fragonard and others as inspiration, from 12pm – 1:30pm we will draw in the European galleries using a variety of media. After a lunch break, from 2pm – 4:30pm we will go to the Drawing Study Room to work from Michelangelo, Da Vinci and other original European master drawings. In the galleries, students can work on cream or toned paper in sanguine conte and charcoal and create limited color tonal drawings; in the Study Room, we will be drawing in graphite on paper from selected spectacular artworks.

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Silvermine Arts Center

1037 Silvermine Road · New Canaan, CT 06840 · 203.966.9700

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Portfolio Development: The Figure and Self-portrait in Line, Tone and Color
Feb
5
to Apr 30

Portfolio Development: The Figure and Self-portrait in Line, Tone and Color

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About the Instructor

“One of my principal goals as an artist is to capture and communicate intuitive responses to a subject, carefully and sensitively, whether I am working from a model, landscape, or still life. Successful work conveys not only the reality that the artist confronts but the very personal reaction that is inspired by that reality.”

Wendy Shalen has taught figure and landscape drawing and painting to adults and teens for more than thirty years. She is a magna cum laude graduate of Brandeis University, where she majored in art history. She also studied at the Art Students League in the late 1970s with Daniel Greene, Harvey Dinnerstein, and Robert Beverly Hale, and privately with Burton Silverman.

She has exhibited at Allan Stone Gallery (New York City); Abbot & Holder (London); Carol Craven Gallery and Gardner Colby Gallery (Martha’s Vineyard); the Katonah Museum of Art (Katonah, NY); the Housatonic Museum (Bridgeport, CT); and the Belskie Museum (Closter, NJ). Ms. Shalen has taught a Portfolio Development Drawing class for high school students, as well as landscape painting workshops for adults, at the Silvermine Guild School of Art in New Canaan, Connecticut, and at the Vytlacil Campus of the Art Students League. She is currently a member of the Prince Street Gallery in Manhattan. Her studio is located in Waccabuc, New York.

Recent portfolio students of Ms. Shalen have been admitted to the Art Institute of Chicago, Bard, Cooper Union, Cornell, Fashion Institute of Technology, Duke, Georgetown, Maine College of Art, Maryland Institute College of Art, the Museum School of the Museum of Fine Arts (Boston), New Hampshire Institute of Art, New Jersey College, Parsons, Pratt, Rhode Island School of Design, Savannah College of Art and Design, School of Visual Arts, Skidmore, Syracuse Univ., Univ. of Michigan, Tulane Univ., Univ. of the Arts (Philadelphia), Univ. of Rhode Island, Washington Univ. in St. Louis, and Univ. of Southern California.

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