Monthly Archives: April 2011

Spring 2011 Course Schedule

Posted on April 26, 2011

This spring I am teaching six courses at Silvermine Art Center, and there is still an opportunity to sign up for four. If you are interested in firing up your creativity or upgrading your skills these course may be for you! For full details go to my schedule page.

Painting for the Absolute & Utter Beginner Workshop: Color Mixing

Drawing for the Absolute Utter Beginner

Drawing for the Absolute and Utter Beginner: The Figure

Drawing for the Absolute and Utter Beginner: About Shadows

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Drawing for the Absolute and Utter Beginner

Posted on April 25, 2011

Helen Smith, about.com, says:

‘Drawing for the Absolute and Utter Beginner’ is a winner. ‘Drawing is a learnable skill…’ says the author, Claire Watson Garcia, who has successfully taught countless students in the successful program she teaches at the prestigious Silvermine school of art in Connecticut. This teaching is reproduced in this excellent book, with plentiful illustrations and minimal jargon. read more

 

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Drawing for the Absolute and Utter Beginner

Posted on April 25, 2011

Barnes & Noble customer review:

Despite the titile, this is not merely a book for the absolute beginner. It contains valuable techniques and tools for artists at many levels. And unlike many beginner books, which tend to focus only on looking for shapes within objects, this book, through many techniques, really shows you how to ‘see like an artist.’ A very complete drawing course! read more

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Upcoming Exhibition at Ridgefield Guild of Artists

Posted on April 20, 2011

This Spring my work will be shown in an exhibition called Continuum Gender Identities at Ridgefield Guild of Artists in Ridgefield, Conneticut. The exhibition is chaired and curated by Nancy Moore. The exhibition opens April  30, 2011 and runs through to June 3.

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Painting for the Absolute and Utter Beginner

Posted on April 20, 2011

Barnes & Noble says:

Based on the author’s successful courses and workshops, Painting for the Absolute and Utter Beginner really does start at the beginning, helping new painters find “what works” while providing information on all the necessary tools, tips, and techniques they’ll need to create a representational painting. read more

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Drawing for the Absolute and Utter Beginner

Posted on April 20, 2011

libraryjournal.com says:

This gets an unequivocal thumbs-up as a book for any novice who wants to dive into acrylics without being intimidated by overly sophisticated exercises. Garcia, an accomplished artist and an instructor at the Silvermine School of Art in Connecticut, wisely uses her students’ efforts to illustrate her fine text. read more

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