5 August, 2011
We would like to officially welcome Adrian Gottlieb as an ARC Living Master™.
One is immediately struck by the painterly quality of Gottlieb's work. While he has expanded his themes, Gottl ...
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29 July, 2011
Reclining in White
by Jeremy Lipking
We would like to officially welcome Jeremy Lipking as an ARC Living Master™.
Jeremy Lipking has emerged as one of the country's premier realist ...
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7 October, 2011
We would like to officially welcome Joke Frima as an ARC Living Master™.
Cherry Blossom in the Early Spring Lightby Joke Frima
Frima a meticulous painter, zooms in with precision on green pl ...
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21 January, 2014
Kailin Zhao's work has been shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions throughout Asia, Europe and the U.S and is part of notable public and private collections. His art works has been shown to Ar ...
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29 May, 2013
Although Oleszkiewicz has been studying art and painting for some time, it wasn't until 2007 that she began to see what the future might hold for her as an artist. Upon entering several art competi ...
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13 September, 2012
We would like to welcome the First Place Figurative Category winner from the 2011/2012 ARC Salon as an ARC Living Master™. Orley hails from Toledo, Cebu, Philippines. He discovered a love for ...
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12 October, 2011
We would like to officially welcome Steven Christopher Seward as an ARC Living Master™.
Seward usually prefers to paint people either doing something or in an environment that is significa ...
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5 April, 2012
ARC is happy to welcome Vala Ola as an ARC Living Master™! Vala Ola is an artist who passionately and relentlessly seeks to create artworks that show her dedication to excellence. Her classical t ...
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4 March, 2008
Artist Joel Carson Jones has been approved as an ARC Living Master™Visit the Joel Carson Jones Gallery ...
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29 September, 2016
We are pleased to announce the second purchase award for the 12th International ARC Salon. Barbara Fox's drawing titled, Carra, has now been added to the ARC collection."The drawing Carra was inspired ...
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6 October, 2016
We are pleased to announce the next purchase award for the 12th International ARC Salon Competition. Joshua LaRock’s painting titled, Laura in Black, has now been added to the ARC Collection.Laura in ...
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10 October, 2016
We are pleased to announce the next purchase award for the 12th International ARC Salon Competition. Gregory Mortenson's painting titled, Polka Dots, has now been added to the ARC Collection."In the a ...
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21 October, 2016
We are pleased to announce the next purchase award for the 12th International ARC Salon Competition. Julie Bell’s painting titled, White Velvet has now been added to the ARC Collection. "This horse's ...
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28 October, 2016
We are pleased to announce the next purchase award for the 12th International ARC Salon Competition. Adam Clague’s painting titled Knitter's Gift has now been added to the ARC Collection."Inspiration ...
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3 November, 2016
We are pleased to announce the next purchase award for the 12th International ARC Salon Competition. Carmen Ruiz Segura's painting titled, Don Quijote, has now been added to the ARC Collection. "This ...
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5 October, 2017
The International Arts and Culture Group (TIAC), is an ARC Allied Organization based in Florence, Italy, with branches in China & Australia. This non-profit organization believes that craftsmanshi ...
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13 February, 2018
Cast Your Votes and Have Your Opinion Heard!
This year we are excited to introduce our 1st ever People's Choice Award!
Cast up to 10 votes for your 10 favorite works once results post ...
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13 September, 2017
The new ARC website will launch this coming Monday, September 18th. The new website will have an updated look and feel as well as organizational structure. The new website will also include many addi ...
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18 September, 2017
Welcome to the new ARC website! This was a two year project and a massive undertaking. We hope you enjoy the many new features available to you. Just as with any new website of this massive scope, the ...
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29 August, 2017
The ARC is pleased to announce that the official launch of the new and improved website will occur on September 18th, 2017.We will be publishing a series of videos on the ARC You Tube Channel, as prev ...
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8 September, 2017
The ARC is pleased to announce that the official launch of the new and improved website will occur on September 18th, 2017.
We will be publishing a series of videos on the ARC You Tube Chan ...
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20 May, 2011
Jennifer - detail
by Tenaya Sims
The Georgetown Atelier is now an ARC Approved™ Atelier.
Click here to view the Georgetown Atelier Gallery in the ARC Approved™ Ateliers and Schools sectio ...
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2 May, 2013
Students of the Aristides Atelier present classical drawings and paintings founded in traditional academic techniques while highlighting the artists' own observational skills, demonstrating how studen ...
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17 August, 2012
Learn more about the winners of the 2011/2012 ARC Salon and their award winning works:
Excerpt below is about the Bouguereau Award Winner, David Gluck's, The Trapper. This work mixes a Rembrandtes ...
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3 February, 2014
William Bouguereau's “Virgin of the Lilies” versus “Madonna of the Roses” was recently published in the Epoch Times. La Vierge Aux Lys La Madone aux RosesAlthough William Bouguereau (1825–1905), p ...
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20 November, 2015
"The 2015 Representational Art Conference, which was held this past November 1st through the 4th, is one of the most important events for the visual arts in our culture to come into existence. In only ...
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11 December, 2015
Opening Night at the MEAM: Line to Get In "It was a Friday night. The museum was hopping. It felt like it was the number one night club of Barcelona by the time the award ceremonies commenced at the o ...
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14 October, 2009
ARC Living Master™ Stephen Gjertson defines the term and origins of Classical Realism, a movement which continues today.Click Here to read the article: Classical Realismby Stephen Gjertson Click H ...
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2 October, 2012
The Epoch Times has published the speech given by Kara Lysandra Ross at the International Guild of Realism's 7th annual juried exhibition entitled "Why Realist Art Matters". To read the speech click h ...
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8 September, 2014
Michael John Angel, head of ARC Approved Angel Academy of Art in Florence has written a new article about Caravaggio and his painting The Betrayal of Christ.The Betrayal of Christ by Caravaggio"Duri ...
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16 December, 2011
E. Blair Leighton: The Prominent Outsider, by ARC Director of Operations Kara Lysandra Ross is now available on the ARC website. Despite his relative anonymity within a historical period still bei ...
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30 May, 2018
ARC has recently posted an article by international author and lecturer Alexandra York titled "The Fourth "R" in Education; Reading, WRiting, ARithmetic and ARt". The artic ...
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12 August, 2018
How Artists Can Begin Selling More Artwork is a book review of Eric Rhoads’ book Make More Money Selling Your Art, written by Kara Lysandra Ross, ARC Co-Chair and Chief Operating Offi ...
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28 March, 2019
ARC Associate Living Master™, Tina Garrett, has recently published an article on ARC titled "How I Started Teaching Workshops".
"In 2011 when the publishing house that was my mains ...
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8 November, 2011
Chats With Famous Painters, by Wallace Wood, was salvaged from a damaged issue of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume XLVII, No. 2, December, 1893. The article features numerous i ...
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22 April, 2020
ARTDATAintel is a comprehensive, insightful Art Intelligence database that helps collectors make smarter, more informed art investments while inspiring artists to define winning strategies in the ma ...
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5 April, 2012
Since Easter is right around the corner, we thought it an appropriate time to add this new article to the website by Kara Lysandra Ross, ARC director of Operations. William Bouguereau (1825-1905), ...
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12 October, 2011
Jean Eugene Buland's "Le Tripot" is an excellent example of the transition that saw him move away from his early Symbolism work to a much more realistic portrayal of scenes from everyday life.
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7 August, 2014
Portrait of Maria Elisabeth Theresia (Elise) Schwartze-Herrmann with her grandchildren Letty and Lizzy Ansingh by Thérèse SchwartzeARC is pleased to announce the addition of new biographical informa ...
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12 February, 2007
8 new artist lettersAdded Louise Abbema [3]; John George Brown [1]; John Bagnold Burgess [1]; Edward Burne-Jones [4]; Horace de Callias [3]; Frantz Charlet [1]; Leon Cogniet [1]; George Vicat Cole [1 ...
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3 April, 2013
We have recently added 50 new old master and 19th century artist photographs thanks to another image donation by Don Kurtz.Photographs have been added for the following artists:Aublet, Albert / Baton ...
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12 February, 2007
2/7/2007: 25 new works of artAdded Geraldine Jacoba Van De Sande Bakhuyzen [1]; Alexandre Calame [1]; Joseph Clark [1]; Hans Dahl [1]; William Turner Delonde [1]; Arthur John Elsley [1]; William Powel ...
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19 February, 2010
Four new images have been added to the gallery of ARC Living Artist™, Mark Lovett.
Click here to visit the Mark Lovett gallery. Field of Gold
by Mark Lovett
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17 November, 2011
ARC is Proud to Announce its new automated salon entry form! We are now accepting entries for the Art Renewal Center 2011/2012 International Salon Competition. This year we are offering the large ...
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The American Society of Marine Artists will select three outstanding marine themed works, (one “Best Marine Themed Work” which is a $3,000 award and two Honorable Mentions where each recipient wi ...
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8 April, 2016
The Oil Painters of America Award - $1,000Oil Painters of America (OPA) is a not-for-profit organization representing more than 4,000 artists throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. Founde ...
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27 October, 2016
The Da Vinci Initiative is proud to introduce a new online Bargue Drawing course titled Charles Bargue in the 21st Century. This course takes you from start to finish in creating a drawing from a 19t ...
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12 April, 2017
Basic Human Anatomy: A Guide for Visual Artists by Robert Osti teaches artists the simple yet powerful formula artists have used for centuries to draw the human figure from the inside out. Osti, using ...
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3 December, 2019
Alexandra York, head of American Renaissance for the Twenty-first Century (ART), an ARC Allied Organization, has a new book,
Soul Celebrations and Spiritual Snacks, just released in time for the ho ...
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19 April, 2016
ARC Living Master™ Richard Whitney has recently published Painting the Visual Impression, a beautiful full color book which summarizes the fundamental ideas of representational painting. It focuses o ...
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11 February, 2022
Streams in the Wasteland is a dynamic body of work completed by ARC Associate Living Master, Josh Tiessen, over the course of six years. In the style of Narrative Hyper-Surrealism these exqu ...
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17 June, 2013
Sophie An Edwardian Childhood written by Lady Sophie Helen Blair Harding, the daughter of famous 19th century artist Edmund Blair Leighton and published/edited by her decedents, this book is an ins ...
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19 May, 2014
ARC Living Master™ Ted Seth Jacobs has written a definitive reference for both the professional as well as the art student. A true dictionary of human form, it provides a complete analysis and expla ...
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2 January, 2012
ARC is pleased to announce the availability of new books by two of our Living Masters™ in the ARC Store.
To find out more information about ARC Living Master David Bowers' beautiful book, The E ...
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4 December, 2008
ARC Approved™ Academy of Realist Art Toronto is excited to present a second location in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. ARA Boston opened November 1st, 2008.Cindy MacMillan, one of the first Gradua ...
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Two new artworks by William Bouguereau have been added to the ARC Museum from the Catalog Raisonné on William Bouguereau, a 903 page groundbreaking two-volume publication.La Priere of 1878 as wel ...
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11 April, 2007
Each month the Art Renewal Center will add a new artwork by William Bouguereau never shown on our website to the ARC Museum. Posters made from these new files along with several other images of paint ...
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ARC Living Master Juliette Aristides and Robert Armetta are holding an exhibition of works at the Barrington Center for the Arts at Gordon College, MA.
Opening Reception and Artist's Talk - ...
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15 May, 2013
The Artist's Guide to Perspective with Patrick Connors, is a two disk DVD set that focus on the foundations of perspective. The viewer can gain experience working with vanishing points, picture planes ...
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2 July, 2013
Now you can learn the training techniques of the masters in this easy-to-follow instructional guide, Drawing the Bargue. For the first time, artist and instructor Fernando Freitas of the international ...
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21 February, 2013
This instructional documentary follows ARC Associate Living Master™ Thomas Kegler as he completes an oil painting on a linen panel outdoors. Over the course of two late summer days, Kegler captures t ...
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3 November, 2016
The Da Vinci Initiative has released Lesson 7 - Envelope in the Bargue course. This lesson teaches the importance of using envelopes when creating an accurate drawing. The DVI is using Patreon, a su ...
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15 December, 2016
Lesson 13 in the DVI Bargue Drawing course has just been released.The DVI is using Patreon to help finance the expense of producing high-quality video courses. Patreon subscribers gain exclusive acces ...
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7 October, 2016
The Da Vinci Initiative is proud to introduce a new online Bargue Drawing course titled Charles Bargue in the 21st Century. This course takes you from start to finish in creating a drawing from a 19th ...
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21 October, 2016
The Da Vinci Initiative is proud to introduce a new online Bargue Drawing course titled Charles Bargue in the 21st Century. This course takes you from start to finish in creating a drawing from a 19t ...
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24 August, 2016
The first in a series of 15 plus articles by ARC COO, Kara Lysandra Ross, has been published in the Epoch Times. This series will be a thorough synopsis and reevaluation of late French and English Aca ...
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28 December, 2012
We would like to introduce a new set of six DVDs to the ARC Store, presented by On Air Video. These new DVDs cover the basics from Color Mixology, Anatomy, Measuring Methods, Perspective, and more. ...
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19 September, 2012
Oracle by Juliette AristidesThe staff and faculty at Cypress College in Southern California, are presenting an exhibition that includes major works by some of the finest Contemporary Figurati ...
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25 November, 2014
The Florence Academy of Art opens its first U.S. branch at Mana Contemporary. The academy will offer a full time accredited academic program in Drawing and Painting, as well as workshops, in its 10, ...
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20 August, 2008
The Gallery for ARC Living Master™, Dan Thompson is now available for viewing on ARC. In 2006, Dan Thompson co-founded the Grand Central Academy of Art in New York. He has also instructed privat ...
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11 September, 2008
The Gallery for ARC Living Master™, Dan Thompson is now available for viewing on ARC. In 2006, Dan Thompson co-founded the Grand Central Academy of Art in New York. He has also instructed privat ...
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5 January, 2017
Erik Bossik, creator of "How to Create an Underpainting Like the Old Masters: A Step by Step Guide" has released a new instructional video titled "Underpainting Secrets for Artists". In this eighty-fi ...
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25 March, 2014
Anthony Waichulis and his artists of ARC Approved Ani Art Academy Waichulis have just released their new Language of Painting 4 disc DVD series.This is their sequel to the Language of Drawing 3 disk ...
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13 March, 2017
IX Arts, an ARC Allied Organization™, now has a new website to showcase their art show and symposium that is dedicated solely to imaginative realism.To see their new website, please visit www.imaginat ...
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27 July, 2009
Joaquin Sorolla y Batista Exhibition CatalogA new 536 - page hardcover catalog has been published and printed in Spain for the opening of the Sorolla Exhibition at the Prado May 26, 2009.This new volu ...
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23 November, 2016
Lesson 10 in the DVI Bargue Drawing course has just been released.The DVI is using Patreon to help finance the expense of producing high-quality video courses. Patreon subscribers gain exclusive acces ...
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17 July, 2014
For the first time in my life I have applied for the Art Renewal Salon 2014 and really did not expect anything to come out of it. To my great surprise, not only did I make it as a finalist, but both ...
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17 February, 2015
"I've studied Art History at university and I've always felt fascinated by Humanist or Traditional Art. For this reason I was very surprised when, in 19th Century Art classes, my teacher never said a ...
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3 August, 2017
The ARC Approved™ London Atelier of Representational Art (LARA) is moving to a new London location: 371 Clapham Road, London, SW9 9BT. The new studio will open on the 2nd of October for full-tim ...
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29 August, 2017
The ARC is pleased to announce a new Museum Award will be added to the 13th International ARC Salon Competition titled, The Springville Museum of Art Exhibition Award:Springville Museum The Springvill ...
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10 November, 2020
Starting on November 12th, ARC Associate Living MasterTM Urban Larsson will be exhibiting new paintings, together with other available works, until December 6th in his studio.
Due to the curre ...
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15 August, 2018
A new podcast has been added to the Video and Podcast page in the Education section of the ARC Website.
Skill-Based Art: A Learning Resource for Art Students and Artist-Teachers, conducts interview ...
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15 April, 2019
Emilio Longo, recently interviewed Boston School painter and foremost authority on the school's philosophy and methodology, Paul Ingbretson. Paul is also the founder of the ARC ApprovedSM Ingbretson ...
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11 October, 2023
Emilio Longo interviews floral artist and recently appointed director of the New Salem Museum and Academy of Fine Art, Michael Klein, in this newly released podcast. The interview covers a ...
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14 October, 2016
We are pleased to announce the next purchase award for the 12th International ARC Salon Competition. Andrea Bills’s drawing titled, Waiting for Alice, has now been added to the ARC Collection."My insp ...
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17 October, 2016
We are pleased to announce the next purchase award for the 12th International ARC Salon Competition. Seth Haverkamp’s painting titled, House and Home has now been added to the ARC Collection"The girl ...
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24 March, 2015
The Texas Academy of Figurative Art (TAFA) opens TAFA Gallery with the inaugural exhibition "Reconfigure" featuring beautiful works of realist, figurative art by TAFA artists. Opening reception is S ...
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23 April, 2019
ARC Living Master™ Richard Whitney has recently published a book titled "Advice to a Young Artist - Letters From Ives Gammell to Richard Whitney".
Ives Gammell, 20th century artist and te ...
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29 October, 2014
The Florence Academy of Art offers a full time NASAD accredited Certificate program and intensive workshops in Sculpture. New this year is a two-week all-day course, Sculpting the Portrait from Life ...
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8 April, 2020
Skill-Based Art: A Learning Resource for Art Students & Artist-Teachers has recently republished two video interviews.
An interview conducted in 1990 with Richard Lack, the founder of the conte ...
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26 February, 2025
Skill-Based Art: A Learning Resource for Art Students & Artist-Teachers have recently published a text interview on their brand new website with American painter, D. Jeffrey Mims. The interview co ...
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30 July, 2020
Skill-Based Art: A Learning Resource for Art Students & Artist-Teachers has republished yet another video interview with Stephen Gjertson, who is a longstanding artist of the Classical Realist t ...
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15 December, 2015
ARC Allied Organization, Suggested Donation, has recently conducted and posted an interview with ARC Living Master™ Joseph McGurl.To listen to the full podcast, please click here. ...
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14 April, 2014
Bargue Drawing by Andrew BoatrightThe Texas Academy of Figurative Art is pleased to present their first Summer Teen Workshop, July 7-18. Their program and curriculum has great appeal to aspiring you ...
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10 January, 2012
ARC is pleased to offer How to Create an Underpainting Like the Old Masters: A Step by Step Guide e-book by Eric Bossik.
This e-book is a short 37 step guide on how to create a wipeout underpa ...
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23 May, 2016
Eric Bossik, author of the ebook How To Create an Underpainting Like the Old Masters - A Step by Step Guide, has recently contributed a technical article to ARC.How to Create a Classical Still Life ...
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19 March, 2014
Originally published in the Angel Academy's blog, written by Michael John Angel himself, Angel explores color composition based on the Holbein Scheme and the Two-tone Silhouette.To view this new art ...
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12 March, 2015
A new painting, “Poor Yet Rich” by Theresa Schwartze with a write up by Cora Hollema, Schwartze expert, has been added to the ARC museum.Hollema has recently published a book on Schwartze, with an ...
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15 September, 2014
Artist and art instructor Robert Florczak has created a video lecture for Prager University entitled “Why is Modern Art So Bad?”. The five minute lecture supports the return of classical standards ...
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26 April, 2017
We are pleased to announce that Envisage by Olena Babak has been added to the 12th International ARC Salon Exhibition. “Winter is the time when I have a chance to spend days in the studio and work ...
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