HAPPY 2015!

LET'S SHARPEN YOUR DRAWING & PAINTING SKILLS

Dear Marilee,

The days are increasingly cold, big flakes of snow are flying and the holidays are a distant memory. So far our winter hasn't been as brutal as last year. Let's hope we've missed the bad weather bullet. I enjoy this time of the year because I escape to my studio. To be creative with my watercolors - exploring new subject matter, experimenting and painting. I hope you are, too.

As you will notice the newsletter format has changed. Instead of sending a very long email we have changed to a photo boxes with a captions. If you want to read the article just click on the picture or the READ MORE box. It will take you to a web page with the complete article. We have one You Tube video included and by request our goal is to include more and more video articles. If you have any questions or thoughts please share in the comments box at the bottom of the article.

In this month's newsletter: I've put together a 2014 IN RETROSPECT. I wanted to share some of my accomplishments and a few of my past and current students achievements. I have a section called LESSONS FROM THE STUDIO which includes my 35+ years of #drawing&painting knowledge and teaching experiences. PLUS my very popular FROM MY PERSONAL LIBRARY.

I promise I will be scheduling a couple of workshops in my studio this summer - dates to be announced. If you want to be placed on my workshop mailing list send me an email with name, email, phone number to info@DalePopovich.com.

Robert J Krajecki and I have started our Fundamentals of Drawing and Painting 101, 102, 103 on January 8, 2015 at the Palette & Chisel in Chicago. We are offering another 10-week session at the in March 17 through May 21. This series of classes has been popular at the P&C since 2004. I'm teaching a watercolor 5-week class on Thursday afternoons at the P&C. I'm very happy to announce I also added two new studio classes: Mainstreet Art Center in Lake Zurich, IL and Elmhurst Art Museum in Elmhurst, IL. Remember I also teach out of my studio in Northwest Indiana. The class is filled at this time, but drop me a note if you want to be placed on my waiting list. Need to get over a hump or some intense training, I offer private instruction. You can read more about my teaching classes at the bottom of this email.

Final note, if your art league is looking for a demo, workshop or judge, please call me (219.838.8645) and we can discuss details.

Thanks and let's start painting.

Sincerely,

Dale L Popovich

219.616.0338

not being overwhelmed by surroundings?

Try using a 'Viewfinder.' Cut two 'L' shape pieces of mat board and clip together. This isolates your subject matter and will help with your photo reference composition. Keep a pair of these in your backpack because you will eventually use them when you start plein air painting.



 

DRAWING AND PAINTING 101

FROM MY PERSONAL LIBRARY

Date & Time: Jan 6 - Mar 12, 10 wks, Tuesdays & Thursdays,  10:30a - 1:00p

Tuition: $535.00 (includes $35 P&C registration fee)

Level: All Levels

Dale L Popovich IWS

Class #922: Jan 8 - Feb 5, 2014 - CLOSED
Class #923: Feb 12 - Mar 5, 2014 - AVAILABLE

Date & Time: 1:30p - 4:00p on Thursdays

Medium: Watercolor
Level: All Levels

Tuition: $175.00 (includes $35 P&C registration fee)

Day & Time: Wednesdays, 10:00a - 12:30p
Fee: $185.00 

NEXT START DATE JANUARY 14, 2015

Status: Available

Day & Time: Thursday, 6:30p-9:30p

Status: FULL. Email if you would like to be placed on the wait list.

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.

2013 - Indiana Heritage Arts, Nashville, IN

2013 - Illinois Watercolor Society, Dixon, IL

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   

© 2015 Observer. Artist. Watercolorist. Dale L Popovich    © 2015 Dale L Popovich  All rights reserve.