SketchBook Live

Sketch Book Live

David Jon Kassan's interactive dialog with the representational art community.

 

This week's Sketchbook Live webcast interview will be with artist Paul McCormack. Come and hang out with Paul and David Jon Kassan on Friday, February 17th, at 3 pm EST!

http://sketchbooklive.com/

 

 

Paul W. McCormack Watercolor Palette

 NOW AVAILABLE

Made from sturdy, high-impact plastic, the Paul McCormack Watercolor Palette provides a large, yet separated  mixing area, to keep color mixtures both abundant and clean. Nine 4x4" square central wells are ideal for large paint mixes: place tube watercolors at each corner, apply water, and let the mix rest in the center of the well, where it won't be muddied by other colors. Eighteen smaller 1x1" slanted wells line the sides of the palette, and are ideal for small color mixtures or can be used to store colors in a traditional manner. A convenient snap-on lid serves both as protection for the palette while not in use, as well as a large extra mixing area. Also included is a detailed instructional pamphlet on Paul's methods for using his exclusive palette, providing tips and techniques for managing all your color mixtures. 

• Made from sturdy high-impact plastic

• Nine 4x4" square central mixing wells

• Eighteen 1x1" slanted color wells

• Snap-on lid protects paints and serves as an extra mixing area

• Overall size: 13x16"

• Included pamphlet provides tips and techniques

• Keeps paint mixes clean and separated!

• The perfect palette for watercolors!

Paul W. McCormack Covered Watercolor Palette

$24.95 plus $7.95 shipping

Visit the Store Page of the McCormack Studios to make a purchase.

www.mccormackstudios.com

Double Event

Art of the Carolinas & Rembrandt in America

Join me in Raleigh, NC for the Art of the Carolinas and the Rembrandt in America Exhibit at the NCMA. I will be teaching 3 one day workshops. Portraits in oil, watercolor and drawing from life. November 10 - 12.

 The NCMA is open late on Friday evening until 9pm on November 11.

Portrait in Watercolor Demonstration by Paul W. McCormack

Sunday, November 20th, 2011 at 1:00 pm

Allied Artists of America, Inc.
Reception & Awards Ceremony for the 98th Annual Exhibition at
The National Arts Club
15 Gramercy Park South ~ New York, NY

 "Karen in White"
Oil on Linen - 40" x 29" 

 Allied Artists of America, Inc. 98th Annual Exhibition
November 4 -20, 2011

Workshops and Classes

Portrait in Watercolor from Photo Reference

August 10 - 14,  2011

9:30 am to 4:30 pm

Fee:  $ 750

McCormack Studios,  Inc.

400 Market Industrial Park,  Suite 11

Wappingers Falls,  NY  12590

Phone:  (845) 831-3368
Email:  info@mccormackstudios.com

Website:  http://www.mccormackstudios.com/

In today’s competitive market of portraiture all professional artists eventually find that it’s necessary to learn how to properly work from photographic reference. In addition to my regular course of instruction, lectures will include how to take good photographic reference shots, lighting and posing your subject, printing your own photos and how to deal with distortion.

For the exacting realism found in my work, most of day one will focus primarily on the drawing aspect of the portrait. Three different photographs of a model will be supplied where the student will choose one to work from. With instruction on the proper use of angles, plumb lines and relative measurement, students will learn how to acquire correct proportions in order to achieve a likeness of the model. As the course continues, this intensive workshop will then focus on painting. Lectures will include basic color theory, how to see and execute correct value relations, proper treatment of edges, and so much more. Demonstrations in watercolor techniques will include wet into wet, glazing, and my signature dry brush technique.

ACOPAL's Exhibition of Contemporary American Realism

OPEN COMPETITION

Don’t miss this opportunity to exhibit in NYC and Beijing, China with the
World's foremost Realist Artists
National Arts Club ~ NYC   World Art Museum ~ Beijing, China

Steven Assael • Scott Burdick • Jacob Collins • Gabriella Dellosso • Gary T. Erbe • Nanette Fluhr

Chao Ge • Max Ginsburg • Gary Godbee • Daniel E. Greene • Michael Grimaldi • David Jon Kassan

 Everett Raymond Kinstler • Valerie Larko • David A. Leffel • Jeremy Lipking • Susan Lyon

Pang Maokun • Paul W. McCormack • John Morra • Graydon Parrish • Charles Pfahl

 Tony Pro • Christopher Pugliese • Guo Runwen • Anthony J. Ryder • Ronald N. Sherr

Dan Thompson • Joseph Todorovitch • Thomas Valenti • Anthony Waichulis

 Patricia Watwood • Chen Yanning • He Yeuhua

Visit the ACOPAL website for more information

www.acopal.org