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Hippocrates with
Pomegranates
12x16" Oil on Panel
Copyright Maria J. Smith
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ART IN THE TRADITION OF THE MASTERS
While
the study of art offered through the public education system might fulfill artists' creative expressions, it often isn't until
later that art students realize they are severely hampered by the lack of a solid foundation developed by learning to think
as an artist, see as an artist, and mind/eye/hand coordination skills.
The thinking
skills, artistic seeing, intuitive understanding, and the mastery of the craft of oil painting that is required to be able
to produce art in the tradition of the Masters are not subjects conducive to the public school grading system! However, the
current demand for, and renaissance of beauty and realism in art has led many artists who wish to make a career in fine art
to search for other choices for their art education.
The ARTIST'S ATELIER answers this need with a focus on basic
thinking skills for artists, and awareness of the distinct functions of the Right Brain and Left Brain in art. You'll learn
how put both sides of the brain to their highest possible use. You learn how to recognize your artistic intuitive impulses,
as well as the intellect's efforts to lead your true artistic thinking "down the garden path".
Called
Intuitive Thinking, this and all other artistic skills can be learned at THE ARTIST'S ATELIER, such as seeing as an artist,
mind/eye/hand coordination, understanding and using the principles of art, the medium of oil paint, mastery of oil painting
techniques, etc. that flow forth from intuitive awareness and correct thinking techniques. In this way students at the Atelier
learn to paint beautifully, regardless of the subject, in the style of classical and contemporary realism. Students learn
to think, see and paint in the tradition of the Masters!
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Still
Life with Honey Bee
12x12" oil on Canvas
Copyright Maria J. Smith
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WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
AND WHAT YOU WON'T LEARN
At THE ARTIST'S ATELIER you'll learn about the
importance of painting a concept, you'll learn about composition, value and color relationships, color theory, how to paint
form, the atmosphere, the qualities of light, and the fine points on how make things look real. You'll learn how to see truthfully,
objectively, and with understanding. You'll learn many oil painting techniques and why and how to use them in a painting
(click on Class Schedules for details of these techniques).
What you won't learn at THE ARTIST'S ATELIER is how
to memorize rules, or "method" painting, and you won't get "canned" or vague answers to your questions.
You will not be learning to paint by merely acquiring information, which is an intellectual thing that is static and
dead-end. But you will experience a growth in understanding, which is an intuitive thing that is alive, creative and open-ended.
We do not approve of copying or painting-along-with a teacher. That is because just matching your canvas to a photo
or painting-along requires no thinking or understanding on the part of the student. Copying is a mindless endeavor
and product-oriented, not in any way conducive to learning to paint. The attention is shifted away from the student's
thinking and understanding to merely duplicating the appearance of a picture or mimicking every move the teacher makes. A
work of art cannot be made this way!
Creating a work of art - a painting - is process-oriented. Here,
the attention is shifted to what takes place in the student's mind, where the student learns to UNDERSTAND painting.
Intuitive Thinking used in the development and training of fine artists is not found anywhere
but at THE ARTIST'S ATELIER.
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Click here for your FREE ART LESSON
(not what you'd expect !) PDF file
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You can contact Maria J. Smith at The Artist's Atelier by email - just click on the link below.
THE ARTIST'S ATELIER
1300 Kimberly Road, Suite 17
Twin Falls, Idaho 83301
Tel. (208) 734-3003
maria@theartistsatelier.com
Below are links to some of
my other websites. Please check them out!
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