It will be an intimate view of a master artist's creative process when internationally renowned painter Nelson Shanks conducts a portrait demonstration with nationally syndicated talk-show host Michael Smerconish as his subject.

Shanks’ portraits of luminaries ranging from Princess Diana to Pope John Paul II are highly regarded and his works hang in many European and American collections. Among his many awards are Pennsylvania’s Governor’s Distinguished Arts Award and the Portrait Society of America’s lifetime achievement award.

Philadelphia-based Michael Smerconish hosts two daily radio programs reaching more than 50 markets nationwide. The first radio host to interview President Barack Obama live from the White House, Smerconish has authored five books and received numerous local and national awards. Champagne and desserts will be served. All proceeds benefit Studio Incamminati, the nonprofit realist art school founded by Nelson and wife Leona.

Admission is $50
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Muddy Palettes:
Chromatic Developments
in Illusionistic Painting

From Polygnotos to Whistler, the representationist artist’s palette is a particular selection of chromatic hues designed to facilitate poems about light. A demonstration is included.

Patrick Connors is a practicing painter in Philadelphia and instructor at art institutions including The New York Academy of Art, The Grand Central Academy of Art, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and Studio Incamminati.

 Muddy Palettes:
Chromatic Developments
in Illusionistic Painting
6:30 P.M.
Wednesday, Feb. 10 Wednesday Feb. 17
Studio Incamminati
340 North 12th St.
Suite 500
Philadelphia, PA 19107

$15
$7.50 Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts students and staff.

Limited seating requires advance registration. Call 215-592-7910.

Artistic Anatomy:
The Manifestation
of the Human Spirit

The study of anatomy has been an integral part in the training for the visual arts. For some, this was evidence of the divine made manifest. Artists inspired by the Enlightenment, saw anatomy as a means to discover and portray the nature of humanity. Much profound and compassionate human expression in the visual arts has benefited from the impassionate analysis of the human body. A demonstration is included.

Patrick Connors is a practicing painter in Philadelphia and instructor at art institutions including The New York Academy of Art, The Grand Central Academy of Art, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and Studio Incamminati.

Michelangelo
The Creation of Adam
1511
190 x 91 inches
Sistine Chapel

Artistic Anatomy:
The Manifestation of the Human Spirit
6:30 P.M.
Wednesday, March 3
Studio Incamminati
340 North 12th St.
Suite 500
Philadelphia, PA 19107

$15
$7.50 Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts students and staff.

Limited seating requires advance registration. Call 215-592-7910.

Studio Incamminati artists offer personalized critiques
to artists attending the annual Open House

Award-winning Studio Incamminati Teaching Fellows will be on hand to critique visiting artists' work at the annual studio Open House. The 10-minute critiques are limited to representational artwork including Portrait, Figure, Still Life and Plein Air. Visitors can bring artwork in a physical portfolio or on their own laptop. Visitors also can tour our expansive north-lit studios, attend painting demonstrations, and talk with instructors and current students about reaching their own artistic goals.

The Open House is an an excellent introduction to Studio Incamminati which is accepting applications for the 2010-2011 full-time Professional Program academic year.

Visit us and discover what it means to study with professional artists at a world-class atelier.

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Meet the Instructors

Neo-Primitive Mannerism :
Traditional Academic
and Official Art
of the 20th and 21st Centuries

Luis Buñuel noted that “What doesn’t grow out of tradition is plagiarism.” This lecture explores 120 years of officially sanctioned and promoted plagiarism has resulted in a pervasive aesthetic of Neo–Primitive Mannerism, one which does not tolerate other aesthetics.

Patrick Connors is a practicing painter in Philadelphia and instructor at art institutions including The New York Academy of Art, The Grand Central Academy of Art, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and Studio Incamminati.

Damien Hirst
“For the Love of God”
2007       

Neo-Primitive Mannerism :
Traditional Academic
and Official Art
of the 20th and 21st Centuries
6:30 P.M.
Wednesday, April 7
Studio Incamminati
340 North 12th St.
Suite 500
Philadelphia, PA 19107

$15
$7.50 Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts students and staff.

Limited seating requires advance registration. Call 215-592-7910.