Draw the Portrait March 27th...... In Person or Online

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New Class !!! beginning March 27th, 6 weeks of drawing the portrait from the beginning.
Class will cover the basic steps to render a convincing portrait. Class will help any artist, even if not ultimately interested in portraiture....
"If you can draw a portrait, you can draw anything......."
Each week will cover small incremental step for portrait drawing, we will demystify drawing the portrait by learning these steps:

The Envelope, tilt, the block- in
Setting the Features
Measuring
lights, darks, & edges
Specifics of side, 3/4 and frontal views
anatomy of head,
specifics of eyes, nose and mouth
Emphasis and Composition

Available for online learners. Artists not in Friday Harbor can sign up for this class. I will teach and critique online via gmail. Islanders will meet Sunday morning, 10 am at the Islands Arts League, on Mullis Street. ONline students will receive lessons each week. Cost $72. Sign up in person, Funk & Junk or contact me at anniehowelladams at gmail.com, or first day of class.
Class open to artists of any level.

Video on Youtube, Making of the Mural

A short video about the making of the mural, from start to finish.

New Project, Historic Richardson, Lopez Island

New project in the works, large oil painting for a contemporary home on Lopez. Painting will be based on a historic photograph from the Lopez Historic Museum of the 100 year old busy fishing hub of Richardson. Will be posting progression of this project as it develops. Smalls study in place.

Winter Art Class: Beginning Drawing starts Feb 6th

For San Juan Islanders and On-line Learners
coming this winter.
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Beginning Drawing For novice artists and those wishing to improve their drawing skills. We will start from the very beginning, developing an artist's eye. Small easy-to-understand steps will teach skills in a playful and informed way. Classes will meet Sunday mornings at the Islands Arts League, in the blue building at the bend in the road on left side on Mullis Street. Cost $72. 6 week starting Feb. 6th, 2011. Each week will have a specific lesson, and for those that wish, take home projects expanding each lesson. Topics will include line shape & form, texture and vocabulary, observation, light & values, simplifying perspective and other spacial considerations. There will be a presentation of some art history to illustrate artists who have used concepts that we will be working with. Open to any age and ability, geared for beginning artists and for skill enhancement for those with some art experience. On-line lessons available through out the course.


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NEW this year,artists not able to attend classes in Friday Harbor, will be able to take this class on-line. Open to any and all, same cost, same 6 weeks. Questions, email me at anniehowelladams at gmail.com. We will have an online group for the class with lessons, examples, and take home projects. I will post images of our work along with the week's lesson. Online learners can email their work digitally via jpegs for critiques and discussion. Online students limited to 12 people, for personalized attention.
Welcome Lora Meyer, our first online student from New York City! Online learners will receive weekly lessons on Mondays over the course of our 6 weeks.

New work from Arts Student League, Pencil, Sumi & Collage

Working with both long poses in pencil and quick poses in collage, sumi ink and a wooden coffee stick, in Nikki Orbach's experimental figure drawing class.

Happy Camper, Christmas email....

This is what I'd call a happy camper, received this first thing Christmas morning from Ted Valentine

Merry Christmas Annie,

I just wanted to thank you so much for the awesome painting. It is absolutely fantastic and I couldn't be more pleased, thanks so much. I just couldn't wait to thank you. My favorite boots ! It will always have a place of honor in our home!!

Thanks so much and best wishes to your entire family for a healthy, happy and prosperous New Year!


The Christmas Commission Project is closed for the time being, but think of next Christmas! I will be opening next year for a limited number of Christmas Commission paintings. In the meantime, back to the studio......

The Christmas Commission Project

Painting from photo below...
Photo of the South End on Lopez Island


Welcome to this year's 2010 Christmas Commission Project. This is simply how it works: For $200, you will receive an oil painting of the image of your choice. It will be an oil painting on canvas, 8" x 10". Subjects could be anything, a favorite place, a person, an animal, something funny, or grand, your favorite dancing shoes. Whatever it is that you choose, I will paint it for you in time for Christmas! Send or bring in a real photo or a digital file and a check for $200 and I will create your painting. It will be mailed or delivered by December 17th.
Contact me at anniehowelladams at gmail.com or of course, Funk & Junk Antiques when I return to San Juan Island. Stay tuned to see the Christmas Commission Projects Gallery.

Some examples of past Christmas Commission projects of animals, Mr. Smith and Kiddo. Oil on canvas.