Volume #1 November 2012 Issue #5
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Bob Krajecki and Dale Popovich are offering Gift Certificates for their Palette & Chisel classes this year. Give creativity to your friends, family and business associates this holiday season. Gift certificates are available for:
* Fundamentals of Drawing and Painting
with Bob Krajecki and Dale Popovich
* Watercolor - From Start to Finish with
Bob Krajecki
* How to Paint in Watercolor with
Dale Popovich
For more information please contact
William J. Ewers
The Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts
Phone: (312) 642-4590
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PALETTE & CHISEL 2012 FALL CLASSES SCHEDULE
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Palette & Chisel
Academy of Fine Art Chicago
and Painting 101, 102, 103
Krajecki/Popovich
| Krajecki -- Mt. Horeb |
| Popovich -- Autumn Glow |
Session #1: Oct. 9-Dec.13, 2012
Several spaces still available
(Classes will be held on November 19 & 20 Monday and Tuesday-Thanksgiving week.)
Session #2: Jan. 8-Mar.14, 2013
Session #3: Mar. 19-May 23, 2013
Ten Weeks
Tuesdays and Thursdays
10:30a-1:00p
TUITION: $560 (includes $35 P&C registration fee)
Class size: 16
This course is vital all students wishing to pursue a successful art career, as well as students who wish to improve their drawing or painting skills. This course begins with Fundamentals 101, which stresses drawing and composition, then continues with Fundamentals 102, which stresses color theory and application. In 103, students put the practical theories and applications learned in 101 and 102 through several landscape paintings. Each assignment is designed specifically for both the beginning fine artist as well as the intermediate student. This course covers the basics of theory and practice, composition, linear perspective, and many of the various techniques of painting. Following the tradition of the Academy method of instruction, all three levels are taught in the same classroom, which encourages reinforcement of theories and practices within all levels.
Fundamentals 201: All students who have completed the Fundamentals 101, 102, and 103 can continue with 201 class to choose areas that they wish to improve.
All assignments will be individually designed to help the student in the area or areas that they choose. Each assignment will be incorporated with painting landscapes, seascapes, and still life or figures.
Watercolor -
From Start to Finish
Bob Krajecki
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Class #251: Nov.13-Dec. 11
5 weeks-Tues. 1:30-4:00p
2013
Class #252:Jan. 8- Feb.5
5 weeks-Tues. 1:30-4:00p
Class #253:Feb. 12-Mar.12 5 weeks-Tues. 1:30-4:00p
Class #254: Mar. 19-Apr. 16
5 weeks-Tues. 1:30-4:00p
TUITION: $175 (includes $35 P&C registration fee)
Class size: 16
Watercolor painting is not just the process of applying pigment to paper. It is knowing what color, what value, what temperature and what intensity to use to create form, depth and rhythm in creating a work of art.
A demonstration of a composition in a step-by-step format is given each class. I explain the process and techniques as I paint, and then the students apply them in their own painting during each class.
NEW!
How to Paint in Watercolor
Nov.15-Dec. 13 ( class will be held on Nov. 19)
5 weeks-Thurs. 1:30p-4:00p
2013
Class #903: Jan. 10- Feb.7
5 weeks-Tues. 1:30p-4:00p
Class #904: Feb. 14-Mar.14
5 weeks-Tues. 1:30p-4:00p
Class #905: Mar. 19-Apr. 16
5 weeks-Tues. 1:30p-4:00p
TUITION: $175 (includes $35 P&C registration fee)
Class size: 16
Supply List: click here
In this class you will learn to implement key concepts and watercolor painting techniques that will allow you to have a deeper understanding of the medium. Each art lesson includes one-on-one guidance with focus on the top principles of creating a solid painting:
- How to draw
- Value relationships
- How to Paint color interpretation
- Composition
- Watercolor techniques
- How to use your art supplies
As you understand these elements through painting pictures you will have better control of the medium and gain a deeper understanding of the creative process of transparent watercolor painting.
PALETTE & CHISEL
1012 N. Dearborn
Chicago IL 60610
P (312)642-4400
F (312)642-4317
Email
fineart1012@sbcglobal.net
Office Hours
Monday-Thursday
10:30am-6:30pm
Friday 10:30am-5:00pm
Visit us at
www.paletteandchisel.org
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BOB KRAJECKI FALL STUDIO CLASSES
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Friday: 1:00-4:00pm
Class openings available.
Please call for information.
Class is held in rural Kaneville in the old high school turned community center. A demonstration of a composition in a step-by-step format is given each class. I explain the process and techniques as I paint, and then the students apply them in their own painting. All levels of students are welcome to join at any time.
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DALE POPOVICH FALL STUDIO CLASSES
Tuesday: 1:00-4:00pm
Class openings available
Thursday: 6:30-9:00pm
Private instruction available. Please call for information.
This class is held in my personal studio in Highland, IN and is geared towards the individual based on his or her skills. All the basics will be covered from value sketches, how to use a photo reference properly to painting your watercolor. Materials and application of watercolor will be discussed. There will be demos and personal guidance along the way.
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Greetings!
The holidays are upon us, and we have tasks to complete before the first light of 2013. But that gnawing passion to pick up a brush and lay down a wash never leaves our hearts. New 5-week watercolor classes are starting up at the Palette & Chisel. We always have an opening in our studio classes, too. We have a great gift idea for you, and are offering Gift Certificates for our Palette & Chisel classes. We think they will make great stocking stuffers for a creative someone in your life. Contact Bill at the P&C for details - (312)642-4400 or fineart1012@sbcglobal.net. Bob won another award this month. This painting was inspired by last month's trip to the Popovich's Northwoods home.
| Krajecki - "Dale at Steusser Lake" |
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The Mayslake Peabody Estate
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You may recall that In our October issue of Paint. Draw. Create. Newsletter we were on a photo reference trip. We shared with you how we start the process - the research - part 1. Well, in part 2 this month we'll talk about organizing and archiving your images.
Dale will demonstrate how to work through your composition as a whole, and Bob will discuss effective composition. We also have another classic book selection in Our Personal Library.
If you have a friend who would like to review a copy of our newsletter they can go to our newsletter archive at http://tinyurl.com/Paint-Draw-Create. Thanks and let's start painting, drawing and creating.
Best,
Bob Krajecki and Dale Popovich
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Krajecki wins
Osio-Brown Award
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Dale at Steusser Lake
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The Illinois Watercolor Members' Show took place at the Mayslake Peabody Estate. Judge of Awards: Marilynn Derwenskus, NWS, IWS.
The award ceremony and reception was held on Thursday, November 8 at 7p.m.
Bob received the Osio-Brown Award for his latest painting, "Dale at Steusser Lake." It will be on display at the Illinois Watercolor Members' Show through December 5, 2012.
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Part 2
5 easy tips
for organizing your photos
by Marilee Jacobi-Popovich
Last month Bob and Dale shared their personal thoughts and advice regarding capturing photo references while on a trip to Northern Wisconsin. What happened to the stunning images once they were snapped? Well, we learned our lesson long ago- organize, organize, organize. Once we got back to the cabin from a day trip with the Krajecki's, Judy Krajecki and I booted up our laptops, put on a pot of coffee, downloaded and reviewed our husbands' "catch of the day". We enjoyed the beautiful scenes they captured, and talked about the lovely time we spent together. What did we do after that? Close the computer, and went on to something else? Most people do. They just leave those important images on their computer, assuming they are fine. Being a professional graphic designer I have learned some tricks and tips I want to share to help you from spending needless hours going through files, or worse losing pics. TIP #1 Store your precious images, important documents and electronic portfolio files in three different locations. Your computer can be one, an external hard drive, a DVD, or the cloud. A location off site, such as DVDs in a safety deposit box, a copy safely kept with a friend or family member is another option. The important lesson is keep your important files safe. TIP# 2 Copy your files to DVDs not CDs. I have transferred data to CDs back in 2000 and I can't open the CDs anymore. DVDs have a longer shelf life of 30 to 100 years for DVD-R and DVD+R discs and up to 30 years for DVD-RW, DVD+RW and DVD-RAM according to Osta.org. What type of pen can be used on a DVD? Best practice use is the space on the clear, inner ring of the disc. Although the space on the inner ring does not present a lot of surface area with which to work, using felt-tipped marking pens with water-based inks will preserve the integrity of the disc over the long run. Read more: ehow.com Store your DVDs safely. Hewlett-Packard says avoid storing your DVDs on the spindle they came packaged in. Paper or plastic CD/DVD sleeves are a better choice. Temperature and light can also damage the data on a DVD. Don't store your DVDs in direct sunlight, or in temperatures less than 40 degrees or more than 80 degrees Fahrenheit. For more info visit hp.com.
PROs: Inexpensive purchase. Travels well.
CONs: May get misplaced or scratched. TIP# 3 Regularly copy files to an external hard drive. Don't fill up your computer hard drive with all your images. External hard drives are very affordable-- check out Costco or Sam's Club for best prices. They are very compact and fit nicely on a bookshelf when not in use. PROs: One time purchase. Good longevity of digital files. CONs: doesn't travel well -- don't drop. TIP# 4 The Cloud. There seems to be more and more cloud solutions each week. If you're on a Mac or PC you can use iCloud.com (10GB for $20.00). Amazon.com looks like the best deal. The Cloud Drive comes with 5 GB of free storage - enough space to store up to 2000 photos. This space is yours to use as you like and you will never be charged for it. Additional space is available starting at just $10 per year. Shop around, look for a reputable source and see what works best for you. PROs: easy access, can be retrieved from most computers and smart devises. CONs: Could have a yearly renewal fee.You will need internet connection.
TIP# 5 Contact sheets. This is worth the price of admission. You can set up thumbnails to view all your images and file names. This saves hours of time opening files looking for that special photo. There are many ways to create contact sheets, and this could be an article in itself. My personal choice is Adobe Photoshop and Bridge. While this software has all the bells and whistles, it may be more muscle than you need. Adobe makes a user-friendly consumer version called Photoshop Elements 11 - click here to down a free trial. Adobe also offers another photo editing software geared to photographers called Lightroom. Read about it here. Click here for a free trial. If you are on a PC try this free contact sheet software from Echo Images. Click here. Cheek-out YouTube for tutorials or sign-up with Lynda.com or vtc.com for software training. It's easy and relatively inexpensive. Take them for a test drive, and don't get overwhelmed. Once you've created your contact sheets, print them out and key them to the DVD. I use my P-touch label maker to mark sheets and binders. I also use DVD sleeves 4-up purchased at your local office supply store to hold the DVDs. I like the contact sheets in the same binder as the DVDs. Oh! And don't toss the digital contact sheets - place them into the digital file along with the images on your external hard drive or in the cloud.
Setting up a system, storing your images in a safe location and creating contact sheets will save you a lot of anguish and give more time doing what you love, which is creating beautiful paintings. If you have questions drop me a note: mjpop@POPovichDESIGN.com .
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by Dale Popovich
I was told while a student "don't be a bricklayer" when I was painting a composition. What this means is simple -work the whole painting not piecemeal.
As you create your painting think through the process comparing values, colors, temperature and intensities of your colors. Let me say this again, work the whole painting and not one part and then another. A Polaroid picture comes into focus all it one time, not section by section. Your painting must be finished as a whole.
Let me walk you through the exercise:
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A Lesson in Effective Composition
by Robert Krajecki
"Old Tree in Lone Grove" Looking for a location for my drawing class, I came across this old tree in the
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Lone Grove Forest Preserve just a few miles from where I live. The class and I did some drawings on location. The tree is a majestic old tree, one that has obviously withstood the test of time over many generations. All of us drew the entire tree within the landscape of the preserve. But I wanted to capture its age, it's ruggedness; its tenacity. So I painted just a portion of thetree. With this approach, keeping the tree very large in relationship to the picture space, retains its majestic presence. My wife took this picture of me on the east shore of Lake Michigan as we awaited sunset. The original is on the left. By placing myself within the picture space I get a different "feeling" for the composition. The smaller figure emphasizes the lake and the sky, while up close gives more attention to the figure itself.
A vertical cropping of the picture space gives an entirely different set of compositional possibilities to work with.
Whether painting or drawing on location or from a photo reference, keep in mind the placement of the eye level and the center of interest in your composition. You can communicate many different ideas with the placement of objects in the center, corners, top or bottom of your picture space.
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Our Personal Library
John Pike (1911-1979) American Watercolor & Combat Artist
Born in Boston, Mr. Pike was a student of Charles Hawthorne and Richard Miller. In the early '30s he started his career in Jamaica where he produced advertising art for the rum industry and painted murals for nightclubs in theaters.
After pilot training, Mr. Pike served in the Psychological Warfare Branch in Egypt and Italy -then to the Philippines where he transferred to the Combat Art Section, Corps of Engineers, heading the unit to record U.S. occupation of Korea in 1945. These paintings are in the Historical Properties Section of the War Department.
A member of the Air Force historical foundation, Mr. Pike did paintings for the USAF. These paintings are in the permanent collections of the USAF Academy located in Colorado Springs. He was the the official for NASA and the national Gallery of Art in Washington DC. Mr. Pike has done numerous cover art for such magazines as the Life, Fortune and Reader's Digest. His work has been shown at the Metropolitan Museum in New York City.
Mid-century Mr. Pike gained national recognition for his watercolors. He was the recipient of many coveted prizes from the National Academy, the American Watercolor Society of New York, the Salmagundi Club, American Artists Association, Allied Artists of America and others.
While operating the John Pike Watercolor School in Woodstock, NY from1960-1979, he attracted many professional artists from around the country. The reputation of the school was such that corporations, ad agencies, etc., sent their artists for advanced study.
At the time of his death in 1979 he had done over sixty one-man shows.
John Pike's book is a great addition for your personal library. It's full of solid information. He is one of America's finest 1950's - 70's watercolorist.
The book is now out of print, but you can locate the original at used bookstores, www.amazon.com other online sources - but beware it is quite pricey. We also discovered a reprint at Cheap Joe's for $22.49. The cover is updated and it has a wire "O" binding, but all of the content is there, as created by author/artist John Pike. www.cheapjoes.com.
FINAL NOTE While doing research on John Pike for this article we discovered a great find, Watercolor Demonstrations by John Pike on DVD. It was filmed in the mid-fifties, and icludes Mr. Pike demonstrating a painting. a gallery of paintings we have never seen, and some additional demos. The price is under $20.00 with shipping and we received it in three days. You can also pick up the book at this site. www.johnpikeartprod.com
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Robert J. Krajecki Watercolor Painting * Egg Tempera * Gouache * Oil Artist * Teacher |
Robert J. Krajecki
Studio: (630) 557-2027
At a young age, with crayons and coloring book at hand, Bob recalls his mother telling him he was "good at staying inside the lines", and the seed was planted. He became the typical teenage boy, interested in playing baseball and drawing cartoons. Though he was a strong baseball player, Bob chose to pursue his other passion, art.
He began his studies with the Famous Artists Correspondence Course, but midway through the course, he was drafted into the Army. During his tour of duty in the Army Air Corps, training pilots for missions in Viet Nam, he managed to continue his art pursuits by creating a cartoon strip for the aviation newspaper, the Army Flyer.
Once back in civilian life, Bob enrolled at the American Academy of Art, with plans to become a commercial artist. At the suggestion of a fellow student, he sat in on a watercolor demonstration by then Director and President, Irving Shapiro, AWS. Fascinated that a painting of three children, carrying schoolbooks, walking down a country road...in the fall... could be beautifully completed in an hour and a half, Bob was smitten with the watercolor bug, never again to "stay inside the lines".
Including a semester at the Chicago Academy of Art, Bob's journey would lead him to a fine art degree from the American Academy of Art. During a 28-year teaching career at the Academy, he was a fulltime Fundamentals instructor, often taught watercolor classes for Mr. Shapiro, and taught his own watercolor classes for six years. Bob was also the first chair of the Fundamentals department, a position he held for 10 years.
Inspired by John Singer Sargent, Winslow Homer, and Richard Schmid, Bob's philosophy and art reflect realism influenced by impressionism, the core of the traditional instruction offered at the Academy when he was a student.
Recent awards include:
2012 - Danada Nature Art Show-Honorable Mention
2012 - Transparent Watercolor Society of America-Donors Award
2012 - Illinois Watercolor Society-Honorable Mention
2011 - Transparent Watercolor Society of America- Lakes Region Watercolor Guild Award
2010 - Illinois Watercolor Society-Awarded signature membership
2010 - "Watercolor 10" Award of Excellence-Norris Gallery, St. Charles, IL
2009 - Illinois Watercolor Society -Award of Excellence
Bob's work was recently published in the April, 2012 issue of Watercolor Artist Magazine Bob gives demonstrations, offers workshops, and judges shows at many Chicagoland venues. He is an instructor at the Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Arts in Chicago, and far west of the big city, he holds continuing classes in his small hometown of Kaneville, where old farmsteads and cornfields still dominate the landscape.
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Spending his childhood summers in the Northwoods of Wisconsin, Dale learned to love its colors, textures, denizens and moods. Today, his paintings celebrate these American landscapes and man's humble efforts to tame it.
Trained at The American Academy of Art in Chicago by Director and President, Irving Shapiro, AWS. Dale was deeply inspired by this great American twentieth-century watercolorist. Dale later taught for many years at The American Academy of Art. Currently, he teaches at the prestigious Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Art in Chicago, and in his own studio. Devoted to both painting and teaching, Dale's work hangs in collections around the country. Recent awards include: 2012 - Art Comp, Chesterton, IN - Award of Merit
2012 - Indiana Heritage Arts, Nashville, IN - Award of Merit 2011- Indiana Heritage Arts, Nashville, IN - Award of Merit 2010 - Indiana Heritage Arts, Nashville, IN - Award of Merit 2006 - Indiana Heritage Arts, Nashville, IN - Award of Excellence © 2012 Paint. Draw. Create © 2012 Robert J Krajecki © 2012 Dale L Popovich All rights reserve.
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