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SPRING 2010

Workshop FOR OIL & ACRYLIC PAINTERS

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Paul DeLorenzo: Learn the Basics of Academic Figure Painting BY M. STEPHEN DOHERTY

Having been trained by two of the most important American academic artists, Paul DeLorenzo was in a unique position to introduce workshop participants to techniques based on 19th-century educational programs. 26 Burton Silverman: Learn a Complete Language,

Not Just Phrases BY M. STEPHEN DOHERTY

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One of the most venerated artists working today, Burton Silverman offers students a language of art they can use to express ideas and emotions. “I try to help people develop a broad understanding of the creative process so that they can draw and paint more than what they superficially observe,” he explained during a recent workshop in New York City. 40 Sherrie McGraw: How to Capture a Life Force

in Artwork BY M. STEPHEN DOHERTY

In a recent two-part workshop, Sherrie McGraw showed students how to create drawings and paintings that respond to the feeling of vitality in a model’s pose or in a still life arrangement. 52 Charles Harrington: Discover the Best Qualities

and Potential of Acrylics BY M. STEPHEN DOHERTY

During a three-day workshop, Charles Harrington taught participants how to take full advantage of acrylic paints and mediums and how to avoid problems with the fast-drying, water-soluble paints. Workshop (ISSN 1930-4668) is published quarterly by Interweave Press, 201 E. Fourth St., Loveland, CO 80537-5655, (970) 669-7672. Copyright © 2010 by Interweave Press, a division of Aspire Media, all rights reserved. Title ed ® in U.S. Patent Office. Subscriptions are $23.95 per year domestic, $27.95 Canada and $30.95 all other countries. Payment is US Funds only. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced either in whole or in part without consent of the copyright owner. Workshop is printed in the U.S.A. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Workshop, P.O. Box 469072, Escondido, CA 92046-9072

62 Thomas V. Nash: Improving Overall by Focusing

on Your Biggest Weakness BY BOB BAHR

This successful portrait painter suggests that oil painters consider their progress in of their entire process, both to ensure consistency in approach and to eliminate problems that may be holding them back.

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John Morra teaching still life painting in New York City. Photo by Nathan Kraxberger

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72 John Morra: Explore the Many Potentials

of Still Life Painting

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BY M. STEPHEN DOHERTY

Because a still life is a flexible and inventive subject for painting, John Morra asks workshop participants to try a variety of approaches, some of which are quick exercises and others that are carefully planned, detailed explorations. 84 Michelle Dunaway: Painting From the Center BY MICHAEL ZAKIAN

This New Mexico artist believes that truly great art results from an honest approach to painting, centered on responding to what moves you as a painter and making that the focal point of the work. In a recent workshop in Southern California, she showed students how she applies this approach to her figurative and portrait subjects. 96 Coming in... 26 40