Art, like morality, consists of drawing the line somewhere. -G. K. Chesterton
I'll be leading an intensive 5 day drawing workshop starting Monday July 13, 2020.
Drawing Workshop: This starts one week from today, so please register quickly if you’re interested.
This is not a typical drawing workshop where you may pick up a trick or two. Throw out all the typical rules and regulations. The purpose of this workshop is to transform the way you think about drawing and making art.
When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. -Wayne Dyer
My teaching is rooted in mindful learning, allowing you to contextually assess the situation at hand and make appropriate decisions based on your artistic intent. The actions you take are unique to you.
Most art courses are based in rote learning – the memorization of steps to take and rules to follow. When decision making is based on somebody else's blueprint, the best possible scenario is that the work of the student winds up looking just like their teachers'.
In this workshop you will learn to truly see what's in front of you and how to make it appear three dimensional on a flat surface. Understanding how to achieve this end gives you the flexibility to control the effect your drawing has on the viewer. It's all about decision making.
As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, I have chosen to migrate my workshops to online learning. I instituted this new approach over the last six weeks of school (due to the manditory closure of all of the school’s buildings) and I discovered it offered advantages which enabled me to teach even more effectively.
The core of my teaching approach is to convey true understanding (through mindful or conceptual learning). This allows students to relate new information to prior knowledge. I demonstrate each step, while explaining my every action and answer whatever questions arise. It’s the best way for visually oriented people to learn and is the antithesis of rote learning (rule following), which is the way most art is taught.
My main emphasis is on the important roll that stratigic thinking plays in the creative process.
An artist paints not with his hand but with his mind. -Michelangelo
The purpose of this workshop is to create a contextual shift in the way you approach drawing – to be more mindful.
Summer 2020 Workshops
Until the current pandemic is under control, and personal safety can be 100% guaranteed, my teaching will be conducted online exclusively. These classes will be unlike any you have ever experienced. There is limited space available. Register quickly to secure your spot. This summer in addition to the one-week portrait drawing workshop, I'm also leading a two-week portrait painting workshop.
Painting Workshop: Starts the first week in August.
There are many approaches to painting.
What should be the first object and principal aim of a painter? The first aim of the painter is to make it appear that a round body in relief is presented upon the flat surface of his picture; and he who surpasses others in this respect deserves to be esteemed more skillful than they in his calling. -Leonardo DaVinci
Marvin Mattelson is now conducting his classes and workshops online in Full HD 1080p through his Fine Art Portrait Academy. For further information, or to register for an upcoming offering, please follow this link to his teaching page.
Take care, stay safe and be well. Hope to “see” you soon.
Until next time...
