Nelson Shanks
Russian Exhibition Catalog
Produced for Nelson Shanks’ historic exhibitions in St. Petersburg and Moscow, this 160-page catalog features over 60 of the artist’s paintings, many new and never before exhibited in public, along with photographs and color plate details. It includes Nelson’s philosophy and biography, as well as insightful essays from esteemed colleagues.13" x 10", hardbound
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Intensive Painting Workshop Exclusive Events
In conjunction with this year's Advanced Portrait and Figure Workshop, Studio Incamminati is offering a series of related events which also are open to the public. |
James Lancel McElhinney
A History of Life Drawing in America
and the Challenges Facing Artistic Training
Tuesday, July 19
6 p.m.
$15
Call 215-592-7910.
Limited seating requires credit card payment due at time of reservation.
| McElhinney is the author of Classical Life Drawing Studio (Sterling Publishing, 2010) named by Library Journal Review as one of the Top 10 instructional books of 2010 and called “a landmark volume” by American Arts Quarterly. He recently moderated a panel discussion, “The Role of Classical Life Drawing in Twenty-first Century Pedagogy,” at the Art Students League of New York which drew record attendance.
The Delaware Valley native received his BFA from the Tyler School of Art, his MFA from Yale and studied at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. He is a realist painter who lived in Philadelphia in the 1980s, when he received a National Endowment for the Arts award.
A frequent contributor to American Arts Quarterly, McElhinney also conducts oral-history interviews for the Smithsonian Institution Archives of American Art and podcast interviews for the Newington Cropsey Cultural Studies Center. He teaches drawing at Pratt Institute and the Art Students League of New York. |
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Luiz Vilela
Before and After
Thursday, July 21
6 p.m.
$15
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Limited seating requires credit card payment due at time of reservation.
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Luiz reflects on his accomplishments, shares his experiences and discusses how he navigated his own path to success in the art business. He frames all this in the context of Studio Incamminati workshops he has taken and how they have influenced his career.
Luiz’s work has been exhibited in galleries in Bucks and Hunterdon Counties, and New York City. His awards include The Lambertville And The Surrounding Area Exhibition, Coryell Gallery, Lambertville, NJ; The Phillips’ Mill Show, New Hope, PA and the 79th Annual Exhibition of the Hudson Valley Art Association, The National Arts Club, New York City.
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Robin Frey and the Studio Incamminati Instructors
The Start and Development of a Painting
Monday, Tuesday, July 25 – 26
6 p.m.
$25 each night, $45 both nights
Call 215-592-7910.
Limited seating requires credit card payment due at time of reservation.
| This innovative two-night event illustrates how Studio Incamminati instructors start and develop a painting using methods taught at the school. Each instructor demonstrates his or her individual interpretation of the painting process handed down to them by Nelson Shanks.
Working side by side offers a rare opportunity to watch these artists start and develop paintings. Students will be challenged to apply the techniques during the workshop. The completed works are available for purchase during a silent auction. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Studio Incamminati. |
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Nelson Shanks
Painting Demonstration
Wednesday, Wednesday July 27
6 p.m.
$25
Call 215-592-7910.
Limited seating requires credit card payment due at time of reservation.
| Nelson Shanks, founder and artistic director of Studio Incamminati, and recent winner of the Portrait Society of America's Gold Medal Award for lifetime achievement, conducts two live painting demonstrations.
World renowned for capturing the complex nature of realist art, his notable commissions include Diana, Princess of Wales, presidents Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton and His Holiness Pope John Paul II. Other significant commissions include Luciano Pavarotti for the Metropolitan Opera, Mstislav Rostropovich for the Kennedy Center, and Denyce Graves for the National Portrait Gallery.
His work has been exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide, including the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Kensington Palace in London, and Fortezza Firmafede in Sarzana, Italy. |
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Advanced Portrait and Figure Workshop Exclusive Events
In conjunction with this year's Advanced Portrait and Figure Workshop, Studio Incamminati is offering a series of related events which also are open to the public.
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Instructor Natalie Italiano
Portrait Society of America 2009 Certificate of Excellence
One Hundred Alla Prima Portraits of American Teenagers
Tuesday, August 16
6 p.m.
$15
Call 215-592-7910.
Limited seating requires credit card payment due at time of reservation.
| In this comprehensive presentation, Natalie shares both her personal artistic journey and her exploration of Alla Prima painting.
Alla Prima, translated from Italian as “the first,” is a direct, painterly process completed wet-on–wet in a single session. Natalie is painting two 14” x 14” portraits a week and explains how she incorporates her Studio Incamminati training into the works.
She also traces the history of Alla Prima portraiture spotlighting the work of Franz Hals, John Singer Sargent and Frank Duveneck as well as contemporary examples from Nelson Shanks and Richard Schmidt. |
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Instructor Darren Kingsley
American Society of Classical Realism Scholarship
Portrait Drawing on Toned Paper Demonstration
Wednesday, August 17
6 p.m.
$15
Call 215-592-7910.
Limited seating requires credit card payment due at time of reservation.
| Darren uses this demo as an example of a block-in and form drawing in pencil on toned paper as well as its uses for studies and fine art.
In addition to technique, it covers everything from paper choice to charcoal mix and properly toning paper.
The demo focuses on looking for abstract shapes and gesture, pushing limits of the simple light-and-shadow shapes and getting basic shapes as accurate as possible in a linear way. |
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Daniel Sprick
A Catalog of an Artist’s work
Thursday, August 18
6 p.m.
$ 15
Call 215-592-7910.
Limited seating requires credit card payment due at time of reservation.
| American realist painter Daniel Sprick discusses his career as an artist offering insights about his catalog of work leading to his recent solo gallery show at Arcadia Fine Art in New York City. |
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Stephen Early
Portrait Society of America 2010 Certificate of Excellence
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Lea Wight
Portrait Society of America 2011 Certificate of Excellence
Bringing it all Together:
Two-Day Painting Demonstration Applying Practical Skills Taught in the Advanced Workshop
Monday and Tuesday
August 22, 23
6 p.m.
$25 each night
$45 both nights
Call 215-592-7910.
Limited seating requires credit card payment due at time of reservation.
| This innovative demo shows the stages of a five-hour painting specifically demonstrating how skills such as block-in, color selection and relationships and paint-handling techniques, introduced in the workshop, come into play.
Running dialogue throughout the demo has the artists explaining as they paint and taking questions from the audience. The demo coincides with the beginning of a three-day painting in the Advanced Portrait and Figure Workshop. |
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Nelson Shanks
Painting Demonstration
Wednesday, August 24
6 p.m.
$25
Call 215-592-7910.
Limited seating requires credit card payment due at time of reservation.
| Nelson Shanks, founder and artistic director of Studio Incamminati, and recent winner of the Portrait Society of America's Gold Medal Award for lifetime achievement, conducts two live painting demonstrations.
World renowned for capturing the complex nature of realist art, his notable commissions include Diana, Princess of Wales, presidents Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton and His Holiness Pope John Paul II. Other significant commissions include Luciano Pavarotti for the Metropolitan Opera, Mstislav Rostropovich for the Kennedy Center, and Denyce Graves for the National Portrait Gallery.
His work has been exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide, including the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Kensington Palace in London, and Fortezza Firmafede in Sarzana, Italy. |
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Figure Drawing Using Constructive Anatomy Exclusive Events
In conjunction with Dan Thompson'sFigure Drawing workshop, Studio Incamminati is offering a series of related events which also are open to the public. |
Structural Drawing
Dan Thompson
Art Renewal Center Living Master
Tuesday, August 2
6 - 8 p.m.
$15
Call 215-592-7910.
Limited seating requires credit card payment due at time of reservation.
| Dan Thompson leads a presentation highlighting the use of rhythmic construction in the figure. He references masterworks which affirm the use of structural drawing in a more holistic approach. |
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Figure Drawing Demonstration
Dan Thompson
Wednesday, August 3
6 - 10 p.m.
$15
Call 215-592-7910.
Limited seating requires credit card payment due at time of reservation.
| Dan conducts a four-hour drawing demonstration intended to heighten
the exchange of ideas during his workshop, Figure Drawing Using Constructive Anatomy and Rhythmic Form Modeling. |
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