Fine Art Painter
Bobbi Baldwin Fine Art
"Bobbi taught me to see differently in one setting" - Mark Bryan THE ARTISTS' WAY - Co-Author with Julia Cameron
Weekly - Ongoing Painting Class
with Bobbi Baldwin
Wednesday 6-9 pm &
THURSDAYS, 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
Located at 7850 Winding Way
916 488-3900
Art Lessons:
Students may study any subject and medium, but my specialties are portraits of people and animals, and still lives - in oil paint, pastel, and pencil.
Format and Fees:
Each class has one three hour meeting per week.
The cost is $85 per month of instruction. Credits are only given when the instructor cancels. No weekly fee schedule is available, by month only.
Instruction Style:
Everyone learns in a different manner, so I try to get to know my students and tailor instruction to their needs. My goal, however, is to train students to draw and paint in the style of realism.
Classes are limited to 12 students, so each student receives a maximum of individual attention. Based on their interests and abilities, each student is assigned a project from a photograph of their choosing.
Lessons include value, perspective, proportion, depth, mixture of color, composition, how to use tools (i.e.. brush, paint, thinner, canvas, paper, pencil etc.), and tips on becoming a professional. My students learn by lecture and by hands-on experience.
I am particularly strong in teaching drawing with graphite pencils. I have developed a method using graphs and a divider, which makes it easy to recreate and resize a picture from a photograph. This method also helps students learn to look at objects as shapes and shades, eventually making it much easier to draw from life.
The Instructor:
Although I studied art in college, most of my skills have been self-taught. I have been a successful portrait artist since 1982, and have been teaching in the Sacramento, Campbell, & Texas since 1985. I have been a teacher for the Sacramento Metropolitan Outreach Program, a member of the Portrait Society of America, American Society of Portrait Artists, and the founder of the West Coast Society of Portrait Artists. My greatest strength is that I love my work. I love people and art. I work in all mediums. Education is a lifelong process for me. I invite you to join me on that journey.
THIS CLASS IS AVAILABLE THURSDAYS 10 AM - 1 PM CONTINUALLY ...
for more information, please write to: Bobbi@BaldwinFineArt.com
9 AM to 4 PM
This class is a special class for those of you, who struggle to get the image onto the canvas prior to painting. It is specifically geared for student (beginning to advanced) who struggle with placement, composition, and measurements. The focus will be on how to work fast, and yet precisely to start a portrait from life. I will go into the way to measure out, think out, and achieve a better composition, better drawing, and better likeness. Furthermore, this is to help those of you, who attend life drawing workshops but need a bit more help with the original drawing. We will be drawing with charcoal as well as with paint. If you prefer to use pastel, you are also welcome. Live Model. There will be lots of lecturing (for those of you, who have requested more lectures) .
Call ASAP to reserve your spot. This class is limited to 10 students.
Students' comments:
"Thank you Bobbi. Your down-to-earth, honest style of instruction made it a joy to get to know you this weekend. I learned quite a bit!" - Dennis Baker, Pleasanton, CA
"Relaxed and fun. Very motivating to me to continue on - learning how others exist as artist is very inspiring! Fun to know and learn from everyone." - Karen Bacica, Campbell, CA
"It was invaluable. If I didn't sign-up for this workshop, I wouldn't have tried oils for another year. Oils are fun and freeing!" - Lynne Gyorey, San Jose, CA
12 Week "Continued Study"
Baldwin Fine Art
7850 Winding Way, Fair Oaks, CA 95628 (by appt. only)
916 488-3900
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