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On the American art scene Sherrie McGraw for more than thirty years.
"My interest in painting manifested itself at an early age. I could spend hours looking for books on drawing and painting of Michelangelo and Rodin, and ruthlessly copied. I really wanted to know their understanding of lines and colors."

The first teachers were novice artist Richard Goetz, director of the school of arts in Oklahoma - City and his wife Edith. The odd couple Standards Oklahoma, two artists lived with their six children of stuffed owls, Persian glass, old cowboy boots, paintings and drawings of nudes.

In 1978, having accumulated $ 2,000, Sherrie McGraw arrived in New York with two suitcases and their savings. Studying at the Art Students League for two years. From his teacher David A Leffel, a staunch supporter of realism, Sherrie learned a lot about light and shade, he became her mentor and teacher. From him she learned that "to be the best artist is not just the accumulation of technology, but also a way of seeing, being, you have to be in the moment where the magic happens."

In 1980 Wadle Galleries in Santa Fe took several jobs Sherry and her career went up. She began to be exhibited by winning awards in Washington Square Art Gallery on the outdoor art exhibition, as well as the Salmagundi Club, the National Arts Club, and the Hudson Valley Art Association.

 

  Her career blossomed, just blossomed relationship with Sherry David A Leffel. In 1982, after her final classes at the Art Students League, she moved to New Jersey to live with his former teacher. David continued to influence and encourage her. She recalls, "when the picture did not turn out, David looked deep into my watery eyes, and spoke so quietly and sweetly - It's just a painting. And all my doubts suddenly seemed trivial, I could relax and just enjoy the painting again." Now they live in Taos, with teaching, with beautiful pictures and write books on iskusstvu.

  David A Leffel was born and raised in New York City. After graduating from high school, Leffel studied at Parsons School of Design (Parsons The New School For Design) and Fordham University, worked briefly in advertising in California and New York. But in the end came to the light and shade in painting and enrolled at the Art Students League in New York, and eventually taught there for 20 years, sharing his special understanding of painting with thousands of students from around the world.

In 1992 he moved to Taos, New Mexico with Sherrie McGraw. They have their own house with stunning views of the Sangre de Cristo (Van Cleve) with large studios, for each of them. Leffel said that his studio - it was his sanctuary, calm, concise and pleasurable place. In the daytime, he often writes and plays classical music, and in the evening, switch to the blues.

His works are in the permanent collections of museums across the country, as well as in many private collections and abroad. Leffel has written two books that have achieved worldwide recognition for their ability to integrate his understanding of the technical aspects of painting, his philosophy and humor.

Andrew Atroshenko paintings

The world seems to read and zalistan -
And yet young, young anyway!
More than once in any of the ancient truths
In the future destined to be the opening.

And look with surprise Cro-Magnon
And see, the affected novelty,
Some quite different from the sun,
Different sky, globe ...

Oh, the joy of the primeval revelation!
Oh, the complexity of this simplicity!
We drown them in the depths of someone's opinions,
Doubt and worldly vanity.

They are bitter and difficult,
Which age envy Velja
Obscure the Columbus sailor
What's the first hoarsely shouted: "Land!"

L.Filatov

 

 

 

 

 

The author of works - Jacky Bluteau

Jacky Bluteau - French artist.
Born in Angers in 1933.
After attending school began studying art at the School of Fine Arts under the direction of Pierre Thézé.
In 1953, he enrolled at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris.

http://www.bluteau.net/ ---'s Jacky Bluteau. paintigs for sale

Andrew Atroshenko, peintre russe, est né en 1965 dans la ville de Pokrovsk, Russie. Accepté comme un enfant doué en 1977 en école d'art pour enfants, Andrew est diplômé avec mention en 1981. Deux ans plus tard, Andrew entré Briansk Art College, et en 1991 a été accepté à l'une des plus prestigieuses écoles d'art dans le monde, le Saint-Pétersbourg Academy of Art. En 1994, Andrew a commencé à prendre part à des expositions telles que Saint-Pétersbourg Artistes à Reutlingen, en Allemagne, l'exposition d'un groupe "Academy" à Saint-Pétersbourg 1996, et la «mémoire de l'enseignant» 1997.

Après l'obtention du diplôme de l'Académie de Saint-Pétersbourg de l'art en 1999, Andrew a été invité par un de Nouvelle-Angleterre, le groupe d'art américaine "Arts Bay" de prendre part à leurs expositions et leurs activités, les dépenses que l'ensemble de l'année aux Etats-Unis dans le Millenium. Alors que le travail d'Andrew a été vendue avec succès dans des galeries à travers la Floride, la Californie, l'Ohio et de l'Arizona, l'artiste prenait part à une variété d'expositions de groupe et des ventes aux enchères en France, qui a abouti à l'ensemble de son travail épuisé. Depuis 2000, Andrew a travaillé avec les concessionnaires de l'Europe occidentale et les Etats-Unis, l'exposition et la vente de ses tableaux dans des villes américaines comme Carmel, Scottsdale, Palm Desert, Las Vegas et Hawaii. Deux des pièces d'Andrew ont également été vendus aux enchères par Sotheby à 2002-2003. En 1992, Andrew a épousé un camarade, Maria, qui est maintenant un critique d'art à Saint-Pétersbourg, en Russie, et a une fille nommée Alexandra. Comme beaucoup d'artistes, Andrew a ses références et influences artistiques, mais sa femme et sa fille sont l'inspiration pour sa passion.

from (Andrew Atroshenko paintings)