RICHARD BYRNES – BFA Notre Dame, MFA Columbia U. Exhibited painting, sculpture, prints extensively. Taught Jr. High School 8 1/2 years on Long Island. A publisher of audio-visual materials, he has continued to teach for 30 years via film-strips, slides and videos. As president of Double Diamond Corp, he has produced over 100 videos for the classroom.

To see his work go to www.richardabyrnes.com

Classes are on

Tuesdays and Fridays

CAROL DIXON –BA Vassar College PBK, MA Columbia U., art courses at Pratt Institute and the Brooklyn Museum Art School. Received teaching certificates in NYS and CT. Taught at Greenwich Academy as Chair of the Arts and History Departments for many years, offering such courses as studio art, AP art history, architecture, and cultural history. Has taught studio art at the Stamford Museum and served as a visiting artist at area public schools. An artist member of the Silvermine Guild of Arts, she has often served as juror and curator for local exhibitions. Her works have been shown in numerous galleries and museums and are in many corporate and private collections.

"In teaching the Collage/Mixed Media Course, I offer students historic and current examples of collages, assemblages and box art. I show a few of my own works as well and discuss current exhibitions that feature collages. I talk about the special effects that can be expressed through collage such as juxtaposition, trompe l’oeil, and transformation. Attention is given to technique -- how to use effectively both basic art elements such as color, texture, line and composition, and a variety of materials and techniques, such as applying adhesives and other media. Most important is my attention to each individual student's expression, style, and aims. I encourage experimentation, emphasize originality, offer positive constructive criticism and help students find their own direction and assess progress toward it. The collegial atmosphere of the class enables students to share ideas about their work in an open way."

Classes are on

Tuesdays and Wednesdays

LAURETTA JONES - BFA Cleveland Institute of Art. Lauretta is an artist whose work focuses on the botanical world, native plants and exotic spices. She has worked in NYC as a freelance illustra tor and designer and was one of the early pioneers of using the computer as an artist’s tool. She works primarily in graphite, watercolor and colored pencil and exhibits her work widely including solo shows at Wave Hill (NY) and the Cleveland Botanical Garden. Her art is in private collections and is represented in the prestigious collection of the Hunt Institute for Bo- tanical Documentation. Lauretta is a member of the American Society of Botanical Artists and the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators. She also teaches at the NewYork Botanical Garden and has taught at the School of Visual Arts (New York), Manhattanville College, and Western Connecticut State University.

To see her work go to www.laurettajones.com

Classes are on

Tuesdays and Wednesday

FRED MASON - BFA University of Utah; School of Visual Arts; Art Students’ League; New York University; Brooklyn Museum of Fine Arts. Taught drawing at New Design Centre, Danbury, CT and at Kimball Art Center’s Summer Art Institute, Park City, Utah, 1996-1997. On Advisory Board of College of Fine Arts, University of Utah.

"As a portrait artist I prefer teaching intermediate to advanced students in the art of drawing and painting the figure and portrait. I feel that my job is to:

(1) help the students to see better.
(2) increase their ability to translate their vision from the live model to the
sketch pad or canvas.
(3) nurture each individual's creative thinking and skills to express his or her own ideas.

The class environment is high energy and stimulating, and offers the opportunity to draw and paint the best professional models working in our area. The students learn a lot from each other, and I learn a lot from my students.

In my own personal work, I continue to travel and paint commissions from Boston and New York to Salt Lake and Los Angeles. The portraits include corporate executives, education leaders and others, as well as their wives, children, dogs and horses."

Classes are on

Fridays

KATHIE MILLIGAN- Skidmore College BS in Studio Art; art courses and workshops in London and the United States; Yale University private seminar taught by Robert Reed.  MFA in painting at New York Studio School, NYC. Landscape and studio artist working in watercolor, oil, charcoal, pen & ink.  Commercial and freelance artist, designer, illustrator for 8 years.

Classes are on

Wednesdays and Saturdays

DOUGLAS MORE -Sculpture in clay/plasticine. BA Harvard College;

LLB Columbia University. Sculpture training at SUNY/Purchase and

Silvermine School of Arts.

"My work concentrates on representational interpretation of the human form, unclothed in my classes.  I aim for animation of posture and attitude, and grace and precision of line.  My teaching is based on the conviction that the key to rendering three-dimensional subjects in mono-tonal clay is learning to see forms and shapes “in the round” and in relation to each other and intervening spaces.  I avoid touching students’ work unless asked to, as I believe they should resolve difficulties on their own when possible.  I also believe that a congenial and friendly class atmosphere, such as prevails in my classes, is conducive to learning, and to its enjoyment."

MARY NEWCOMB - BA University of Washington; Parsons School of Design;Art Students League, National Academy of Design; School of Realist Art, SUNY Purchase, and workshops with Wolf Kahn. Recipient of first prize
at Stamford Art Association Faber Birren 1995 National Color Award Show for her creative and original use of color. Teacher of monotype printing at Greenwich Continuing Education. Newcomb’s work has been shown in numerous galleries and is in many private and corporate collections.

ANNA PATALANO – MFA in Painting and Drawing,Yale University School of Art; BFA in Painting,Tyler School of Art/ Temple University; Summer Resi- dency, Skowhegan ME with over 20 years of teaching experience. As Associate Professor Fine Arts at the Univ. of Texas at El Paso, taught painting, composition and techniques, color theory, drawing, art appreciation; developed and wrote curricula for fine arts ma- jors from a multi-cultural com- munity, created an honors art program; developed scholarship program in conjunction with Corpus Christi State U. fine arts program. Commissioned portraits in private collections nationwide. She is currently President of the Greenwich Art Society and Co-Director of its Studio School.

"Teaching, for me, involves communicating ideas to the student. With regard to visual art, that means communicating ideas about visual perception and describing the art materials and techniques that can be used to express the interpretation of visual perception. It's about teaching the student how to coordinate the eye, hand, and mind in creating an image. This is a complex process that needs to be simplified in order for the student to "get it." Part of my job as a teacher is to help the student break down the process and understand how it works as a whole.
 
Teaching fine art requires that the teacher allow the student to develop his or her own unique vision. It's a delicate balancing act that combines the analysis of visual perception and the use of materials and techniques WITH the student's own personal view, both in visual perception and how the materials are handled. Making art is, to a large extent, about individuality of thought and spirit and this is what I try to bring out in the student while teaching the fundamentals of perception and how to translate that through the use of painting materials.
I create an environment in which the individual student feels comfortable expressing their own ideas. How I do that is simply through respect of the individual and being positive about their unique ideas. I do not try to impose my own way of seeing or doing things on to the student but rather strive to support their own visions.
 
What interests me about art, specifically visual art, is that how we "see" the world often reflects how we think and feel about the world, ourselves, life in general.....all at the same time.  The vitality of the creative process that is expressed through making visual art speaks to many levels of thought and emotion. It is a wonderfully interesting proposition to me  -- how a single process can encompass thinking, tactility, hope, wonder, emotion, vision, and faith continues to inspire my curiosity and captures my imagination."

Classes are on

Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays

DORIE PETROCHKO - is an ac- complished painter and natural science illustrator and teacher. She began her study of Fine Arts at the Arts Stu- dents League in NewYork City and the Brackman Studios in Madison, Connecticut. She received her BFA in Painting from Wagner College in Staten Island, New York and her MA in Art Education from Southern CT

State University in New Haven, CT. In 2007, she received her Certification in Botanical and Natural Sci- ence Illustration from The New York Botanical Garden and lectures and teaches drawing and painting from nature in schools, art, and Audubon centers in CT, NY and Maine. Dorie is the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships for her work, most recently being the Don Eckelberry Fellowship Award for Wildlife Painting from The Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences. Dorie exhibits her paint- ings and drawings nationally through galleries and commissions.

PETER RUBINO – 35 years teaching; National Academy School of Fine Art, Brooklyn Museum Art School NYC, Scottsdale Artist’s School AZ, Armory Art Center FL, Silvermine Guild of Art CT. Author of The Portrait in Clay. Commissions include “Mother of All Life” Ben Gurion U. Israel, “Angel” monument for Disney Corp., Boy Scouts of America, Sheraton Hotel, Caribbean Cruise Line, American Tobacco Co. and others. Exhibits extensively in U.S.

"When teaching I focus on fundamentals, "The Nuts and Bolts" of modeling the figure in clay. I show students how to use tools to achieve rich flowing forms and dramatic surface textures. My unique, step by step, easy to follow method of developing sculpture in three stages, builds confidence and enables students to create sculptures with individual style and expression. I enjoy working with beginners and intermediate level students and find that introducing students to a new sculptural language and being part of their artistic discovery and growth is enormously rewarding.

I always demonstrate lessons in class before students begin work. It's important to begin thinking in the round so observing the model from all angels is essential. I encourage students to work and have fun during the learning process, after all, in my class there are no mistakes only adjustments!

As for my own artistic direction, I love working in clay and continuously explore new ways to create figures, portraits, reliefs and abstractions. I'm busy with exhibitions, commissions and workshop presentations through out the year."

Click here to see a video clip of Peter Rubino at work

Classes are on

Thursdays

MICHELLE RUDOLPH – Widely published illustrator of fashion and life-style and a member of the Society of Illustrators, NYC. Her work has appeared in the New York Times,Wall Street Journal, WWD, Bloomingdale’s, Lord & Taylor and other fashion venues. She holds a degree in Illustration from the Fashion Institute of Technology and a Master’s in Art Education, and teaches art at Eastern and Central Middle Schools in Greenwich.

ENZO RUSSO - Born in Florence, Italy. Graduate of School of Fine Arts, University of Florence with its traditional formal training. Further training with Italian modern master Giorgio de Chirico. Received the Commonwealth Fund Fellowship (The Harkness House Foundation). Taught in Florence; at Finch College, NYC; University of Colorado; Rosewood Arts Centre, Kettering, Ohio

Classes are on

Mondays 

KAREN SPRING – Born in England, a former student of and currently assistant to artist Enzo Russo. Received her art education at private schools and with individual teachers in Germany, England, Northern Ireland and the United States.

Classes are on

Tuesdays

DMITRI WRIGHT -

Biography

Wright’s artistic lineage stems from American Impressionists such as J. Alen Weir and John Henry Twachtman founder of the Cos Cob Art Colony where Wright has taught for years. He was 1st Artist-in-Residence at the Historic Society of the Town of Greenwich, the birthplace of American Impressionism. He also teaches at Weir Farm National Historic Site and Silvermine Art School.

Dmitri’s mentors were Samuel Brecher, who studied under Charles W. Hawthorne, founder of the Cape Cod Art School. Hawthorne was student of William Merritt Chase. Wright as a Max Beckman International Scholarship at the Brooklyn Museum he studied under Rueben Tam, and at Cooper Union he studied under Wolf Kahn and Will Barnet.

Philosophy
To be an Artist is to be in search of what is true and good in life, consenting to one’s natural ability expressing Emotional Sincerity, Rhythmic Energy, and Imaginative Beauty with joy and gratitude in order to share it with others.

Method
My method is lyrical, poetic, and realistic where all contact is direct and unrepeatable. Each piece reveals working in moment of creating. My work embodies the representational method in integrating the symbolic, impressionist, and expressionist schools with my vision rooted in the classics.

Subject
My figure pieces reflect the human person in historical context with a technique of the classical Academy, while my landscapes are created out of my experience of nature in the impressionist tradition.

Teaching
As an Instructor, Mentor and Coach I have dedicated my career, sharing my expertise in the canon and foundations of the Academy and Impressionists, teaching artists - beginners to advanced - the technical and creative skills needed to express their visual poetry and passion to become more of who they are.

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