by Scott | Jan 23, 2018 | Art Critique
ART CRITIQUE #18 SUSAN MELRATH THE NEXT CHAPTER (Suggested for Stage Five; Flow) Susan Melrath saw changes entering her work. She was having different sensibilities, different interests. She was going towards quiet conversations and more muted palettes, which all felt...
by Scott | Dec 23, 2017 | Art Critique
ART CRITIQUE #17 PAMELA BEER REFINED VARIETY IS KEY (Suggested for Stage Three; Learning) Pamela Beer’s beautiful, lush paintings are full of abstract marks and lots of saturated color. In this Art Critique Pamela wanted to find some consistency in her work and to...
by Scott | Nov 29, 2017 | Art Critique
Art CRITIQUE #16 TAMMY HUDGEON HOW TO GET YOURSELF UNSTUCK (Suggested for Stage Three; Learning) In this week’s Art Critique with Tammy Hudgeon, she shares with Nick how she can get stuck on a painting. Sometimes the painting feels pretty good but it doesn’t feel...
by Scott | Oct 23, 2017 | Art Critique
Art CRITIQUE #15 JAN ALLSOPP LETTING ALL PARTS OF YOU COME THROUGH (Suggested for Stage Three; Learning) Artist Jan Allsopp has been making beautiful paintings full of strength, color, marks and patterns. In this month’s Art Critique, Nicholas shares how Jan can use...
by Scott | Aug 11, 2017 | Art Critique
Art CRITIQUE #14 SALLY VEACH LETTING ALL PARTS OF YOU COME THROUGH (Suggested for Stage Four; Integration) Sally Veach’s work walks that appealing line of abstraction and representational. In this month’s Art Critique she shares how she wants to make landscape...
by Scott | Aug 11, 2017 | Art Critique
Art CRITIQUE #13 ALICE SHERIDAN LESS CAN BE MORE (Suggested for Stage Five; Flow) This month’s Art Critique is with Alice Sheridan. Alice came to Nick wanting to know how to go to the next place with her work. She liked what was happening in her sketchbooks, but...
by Scott | Jun 24, 2017 | Art Critique
Art CRITIQUE #12 KAREN LEHRER + MAGDALENA BOGART STAY IN THE JOY (Suggested for Stage Four; Integration) As what often happens in many of our dual critiques, we learned that both artists faced similar challenges in their work. Karen Lehrer and Magdalena Bogart each...
by Scott | Jun 17, 2017 | Art Critique
Art CRITIQUE #11 NANCY FARRELL + JUDITH ELY FINDING CLARITY IN OUR WORK (Suggested for Stage Three; Learning) This Art Critique is with Nancy Farrell and Judith Ely. Both artists came to Nick with similar concerns about their art. They each felt they weren’t quite...
by Scott | May 15, 2017 | Art Critique
Art CRITIQUE #10 ASHWINI RAGHURAM + KAREN MEADOWS KNOWING OR NOT KNOWING IS VALID, BUT PRINCIPLES STILL APPLY (Suggested for Stage Three; Learning) Ashwini Raghuram’s paintings are spontaneous, intuitive and uncontrolled and Karen Meadow’s paintings are partly guided...
by Scott | Apr 24, 2017 | Art Critique
Art CRITIQUE #9 INGRID ELLISON BALANCING OPENNESS WITH FULLNESS (Suggested for Stage Four; Integration) This week’s Art Critique is with Academy member Ingrid Ellison. In this video you will learn the following: -In a painting, when we move our eye from congested...
by Scott | Mar 28, 2017 | Art Critique
Art CRITIQUE #8 JACQUELINE QUINN + KATHLEEN AINSCOUGH WE CAN LEARN FROM OUR OWN PAINTINGS (Suggested for Stage Three; Learning) This week’s Art Critique is with Academy members Jacqueline Quinn and Kathleen Ainscough. In this video you will learn the following: -We...
by Scott | Feb 27, 2017 | Art Critique
Art CRITIQUE #7 HOLLY DEAN + LELIJA ROY USING DIFFERENCES TO CREATE CONNECTION (Suggested for Stage Three; Learning) This week’s Art Critique is with Academy members Holly Dean and Lelija Roy. In this video you will learn the following: -How to get clear about what...
by Scott | Jan 23, 2017 | Art Critique
Art CRITIQUE #6 SUSANNE CLARK + MARJORIE CLAUS CLARIFYING AND SIMPLIFYING CAN CREATE FOCAL POINTS IN YOUR ART (Suggested for Stage Three; Learning) This week’s Art Critique is with Academy members Marjorie Claus and Susanne Clark. In this video you will learn the...
by Scott | Dec 17, 2016 | Art Critique
Art CRITIQUE #5 ZANDRA STRATFORD + GLENDA GREEN THE POWER OF VALUE AND HARMONIZING YOUR COLORS (Suggested for Stage Four; Integration) This week’s Art Critique is with Academy members Zandra Stratford and Glenda Green . In this video you will learn these 5 things:...
by Scott | Nov 14, 2016 | Art Critique
ART CRITIQUE #4 SUSAN HART CLARIFYING THE LOUD AND QUIET CONVERSATIONS (Suggested for Stage Three; Learning) This week’s Art Critique is with Academy member Susan Hart. In this video you will learn these 5 things: -Just because something becomes recognizable in our...
by Scott | Oct 21, 2016 | Art Critique
ART CRITIQUE #3 LIESE GAUTHIER PUSHING SUBTLE WORK TO MAKE IT EVEN BETTER (Suggested for Stage Three; Learning) This week’s Art Critique is with Academy member Liese Gauthier. In this video you will learn these 5 things: -That Value and Design are where most of the...
by Scott | Sep 27, 2016 | Art Critique
Art CRITIQUE #2 MEGAN DONNELLY INVITING CHANGE INTO THE WORK (Suggested for Stage Four; Integration) We have another great interview for you this week with Megan Donnelly. An alumni of the Mentorship Program, Megan has made the transition into becoming a full-fledged...
