George B. Bridgman was the preeminent instructor of figure drawing in this country during the first half of the twentieth century and is credited with having taught close to 70,000 students, from illustrators to the avant-garde. What makes his lessons so enduring?
Art in general isn’t nearly as fun or powerful in this age. You could say there’s a positive side to all the access we have to art, as well as the exposure, as artists, we can get outside of the traditional structures. But I wonder if it’s worth what we gave up.
Notable work from students in the classes of Costa Vavagiakis, Robin Smith, Jeff Buckland, Jerry Weiss, Paul Oestreicher & Christopher Raccioppi, and Gregg Kreutz.
What’s on view in the Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery? Notable work by students in the classes of Naomi Campbell, Barney Hodes, Ricky Mujica, and Bennett Vadnais
The creative process is a religious act; you have to be true to it. Show up every day at the same spot in your studio/place of work, and your creativity will show up whether you expect it to or not.
Social media is great for getting your work seen by many people, but it’s a double-edged sword. The presence of galleries is shrinking, and there’s still nothing like standing in front of a work in person, to see the paint and the way the artist handles the brush or the chalk.