Comments on: Painting like the Masters

By: Robert

Robert — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 21:27:47 +0000

I am ready for your next class! Where do I sign up?

By: jameskdom

jameskdom — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 09:23:55 +0000

Is that girl listening to a music or she just covering her ears so she won’t be disturbed or distracted by sounds and stay focus on her painting?

By: Portrait artist Anna Bregman

Portrait artist Anna Bregman — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:37:20 +0000

It’s great to know there are still places you can get an academic education in draughting and painting. Even if its importance in the area of fine art has seen to be lessened there are still so many disciplines like conservation, portraiture and scenography where a rigorous training like this is necessary.

By: Michael O'Hara

Michael O'Hara — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:04:47 +0000

Glad to see so many of my photographs used in the David and Wendie McClain video. It was a pleasure to have been associated with the University of Hawaii as System Photographer, 2007-2008.

By: Jonathan Busse

Jonathan Busse — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 08:27:48 +0000

Mahalo to Bonnie and crew for a great job on the article and video! I have taken the atelier twice and assisted/participated in all the others. Courses that I attended as an undergraduate at “another institution” touched on some of ideas that are explored in the atelier, however there was little time to explore any of these ideas in depth before we moved on to another technique. The atelier is fast paced and requires a bit of stamina, but allows students to practice the concepts to their completion. The result is that when a drawing or painting is completed, wether it is successful or not, the artist leaves with knowledge of the process and steps to provide a strong foundation for further exploration. If you think the price is steep, take a look at the cost of some of the other atelier programs around the country or in Europe. Mahalo to Snowden and Norm for another wonderful session. I think I have finally recovered!

By: Darin Hajime

Darin Hajime — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:42:07 +0000

@Ramona – I’d check out the Outreach College, non-credit course listings:

http://www.outreach.hawaii.edu/noncredit/courses/

Or the Honolulu Academy of Art:

http://www.honoluluacademy.org/cmshaa/academy/index.aspx

By: George Hoskin

George Hoskin — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:14:14 +0000

This is good; warms an old geezer’s heart. Anyone really worthy of being an artist must master techniques and realism. Picasso did and he became a pioneer in taking art in new directions. He truly created and evolved as an artist- and the world seems to have recognized his accomplishment. Anyone thinking they can skip the step of learning to draw and just needs to slop paint onto canvas, assuming their emotion is all that is needed to be a creator of “modern art”, produces neither an intellectual nor an artistic addition for humanity.

By: Bonnie Beatson

Bonnie Beatson — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:35:26 +0000

Great job capturing the people of Atelier Hawaii. I got a good sense of their accomplishments from instructor and student testimony.

By: ED TOTTEN

ED TOTTEN — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:07:49 +0000

Fantastic! I was a student of Ken Kingrey’s, back in the 60′s. The Old Masters were studied only in art history classes. But now these students are getting into the techniques! Marvelous!

By: ramona wong

ramona wong — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:13:12 +0000

As a healthcare professional, I have had little time to explore art, but have always hoped to do so. Atelier Hawaii intrigues and excites the possible artist within me. What first steps or suggested first classes would be suggested for someone like me – a novice with interest but unclear aptitude, soon to have more time to devote to exploration?