Special Tour of the Fred & Sherry Ross Collection

Last weekend a group of us had the wonderful opportunity to visit the home of Fred & Sherry Ross for a tour of their art collection. Every wall was crammed with unbelievable drawings and paintings and it was like visiting a museum of 19th century art. Fred & Sherry run the Art Renewal Center which is a great resource for artists pursuing academic training or just wanting to learn more about art history. We are sending out a big thanks to them for inviting us into their home and sharing their passion for art! I included a few of the paintings we got to see, but you can check out all of them and more at the ARC online museum.


Here we are.


Detail of a Bouguereau painting


Jeunes Bohemiennes by William Bouguereau


Portrait de Gabrielle Cot by William Bouguereau


Bouderie (Gustave Courtois in his studio) by Pascal Dagnan Bouveret

ARC Scholarship Awards

The Art Renewal Center just announced the winners of their Scholarship awards, which go to students at ARC approved ateliers around the world to help them continue their studies. $30,000 in prizes were awarded to students this year! Congratulations to all the winners. Below are the winning pieces from GCA students.

First Place: $5,000 to Elisabeth Ehmann

Santiago (2009) Graphite and Colored Pencil on Toned Paper, 20x18 inches

First Place: $5,000 to Angela Cunningham

Cast Painting (2009) Oil on Canvas 22 x 18 inches

Second Place: $4,000 to Amelia Landes Taylor

Satyr Hanging From A Nail(2008) Graphite on Paper, 20x16 inches

Second Place: $4,000 to Amelia Landes Taylor

Dancer (2009) Graphite and Chalk on Toned Paper, 20 x 16 inches

Third Place: $2,500 to Gregory Mortenson

Juan Michael (2009), oil on linen, 9"x8", by Gregory Mortenson

Purchase Awards:

Maria (2009) pencil on paper, 8x6 by Angela Cunningham, sold for $1,800.00


Alexandra (2007), graphite on toned paper with white pencil, 20x18, by Elisabeth Ehmann, sold for $2,200.00

ARC scholarship awards

Water Street Atelier/Grand Central Academy students Joshua LaRock, Carol Broman, and Hyeseung Marriage-Song just cleaned up at the Art Renewal Center 2008 Scholarship awards. This year, the ARC gave away $21,ooo in scholarships to students who are studying at ARC approved Ateliers. Congratulations on your wins!!!

First Place: Joshua LaRock
Ann Marie (2008)
Oil on Linen
28x25 inches

Second Place: Carol Broman
Julie (2008)
Graphite on Paper
14x11 inches

Third Place: Hyeseung Marriage-Song
Grisaille of a Seated Female (2008)
Oil on Linen
24x20 inches