new drawing by Camie Davis

Portrait of Michelle, graphite on paper, june 2009 by Camie Davis


detail

new website page for sculpture competition

Our website has been updated with lots of new photos and information about the Sculpture Compeitition, heres a few photos but go check out the page to see everything and read about the finalists and winners.

Russians Rule

These books of Russian drawing & painting (19th century through today) are all in Chinese, but the reproductions are great! I ordered some and am really psyched. check them out at this link: http://www.gallerynucleus.com/detail/6860?page=1

still life & sculpture workshop photos

Here are some photos from the workshops that are currently happening at GCA. Thank you Victoria for taking the photos!





Sculpture workshop with Philippe Faraut




Still life painting with Tony Curunaj

Portrait Sculpture books by Philippe Faraut

Philippe Faraut, who is teaching a sculpture workshop at GCA this summer, has a new book available called Mastering Portraiture: Advanced Analyses of the Face Sculpted in Clay. which is a follow up to his first book, Portrait Sculpting: Anatomy and Expressions in Clay. The book is available through the above links on Philippe's online store as well as through select sculpture supply stores and catalogs in the USA, Canada, England, The Netherlands, and New Zealand.







Philippe Faraut has been teaching portrait sculpture for fifteen years and participated in GCA's first sculpture competition last year.

Some better photos of the competition

These photos were taken of the sculpture competition by professional photographer Brian Houlihan

Joshua Koffman working on his winning sculpture





The eager crowds line up to view the finished sculptures!


Joshua Koffman's sculpture

Sculpture Competition Results

GCA's 2nd Annual Classical Figure Sculpture Competition took place
last week in GCA's Sculpture Atelier from June 8 - 12. Twelve finalists competed in a
40 hour competition, modeling a half-size figure from life.

The sculptures were judged Friday evening, 6:00 - 8:00pm.
Judges Jacob Collins, Stuart Feldman and Richard Cameron
awarded the following:

First Place - Joshua Koffman
Second Place - Kate Brockman
Third Place - Jiwoong, Cheh
Honorable Mention went to Julia Levitina McGeehan & Angela Cunningham


Carla, Colleen & Will keeping the cheese under control


Twyla serving the wine


and the winner is.... Joshua Koffman! here with his fiance Jessica


For photographs of the twelve final pieces, information about the finalists, and many more photos from the week-long event, check out our website tomorrow! Here are some that I took the night of the event.


Joshua's winning sculpture


2nd place Kate Brockman's sculpture


3rd place winner Jiwoong Cheh

Note: four of the finalists are competing in back to back figure
sculpting competitions! Mason Sullivan, Mark Porter, Adam Matano and Chad Fisher are
competing this week in the National Sculpture Society Competition taking place this year at the New York Academy.

Jacob Collins Portrait Drawing Demo

on the last day of Doug Flynt's figure painting workshop


by Carla Crawford (in Doug's workshop)


by David Gray


Jacob Collins doing a portrait drawing demo for the intensive workshop

more FREE public events!

Please join us for the sculpture competition gala and awards ceremony
this Friday evening (tomorrow night!) from 7:00 - 10:00pm

The competition winners 1st, 2nd & 3rd place and Honorable Mention
will be announced!

ALSO, the Cast Hall is glowing with core student artwork
from this past school year, you are welcome to stop by today or tomorrow from 9:30 AM-9:30 PM to check it out.

Last but not least, there will be wine, grapes and cheese!

Attire: Art School Fancy Dress

Summer Lecture Series at ICA&CA

The Hudson River Valley: An Allegory of its Architecture, Landscape and Artistic Legace, 400 Years After the Voyage of the Half Moon


Catskill Creek, 1845 by Thomas Cole (American 1801-1848),
Oil on canvas, 26 1/2 x 36 inches. The New-York Historical Society, Robert L. Stuart Collection.

LECTURE I – Sponsored by Hammersmith Studios
Wednesday, June 10
The Sanctified Landscape: Memory, Place, and the Mid-Hudson Valley in the Nineteenth Century by Dr. David Schuyler, Professor of American Studies, Franklin & Marshall College

LECTURE II – Sponsored by P.E. Guerin, Inc.
Wednesday, June 17
A Geography of the Ideal: The Hudson River and the Hudson River School by Linda Ferber, PhD, Executive Vice President & Museum Director of the New-York Historical Society

LECTURE III – Sponsored by Peter Cosola, Inc.
Wednesday, June 24
Historic Hudson River Houses 1663-1915 by Gregory Long, President and CEO of The New York Botanical Garden

LECTURE IV – Sponsored by Andrew V. Giambertone & Associates, Architects, P.C.
Wednesday, July 8
Edgewater: Building Classical Architecture along the Hudson River by Michael Middleton Dwyer, architect and editor (Great Houses of the Hudson River, Bullfinch Press, 2001)

Location:
General Society Library
20 West 44th Street
Receptions at 6:30 pm
Lectures to follow at 7:00 pm

Admission:
The ICA&CA Summer Lecture Series is FREE to ICA&CA Members
and employees of Professional Member Firms, as well as all students with current identification
$20 per lecture General Admission; $65 for the full series

To reserve:
RSVP required, call (212) 730-9646, ext. 109 or reserve on-line at www.classicist.org