Greetings from the Kate Sammons Studio,

I’d like to proudly announce the first semester of instruction at the new studio! We will be jumping right in to the core basics of my technique which will take you from early exercises, to creating highly finished charcoal drawings, and all the way to painting. Instruction is given on an individual basis and will continue in 10 week semesters. The cost is $750 a semester. For more information about my teaching, please read more about the curriculum.

Applications are currently being reviewed so if you have not already done so, I encourage you to please submit. It would be wonderful to have you on board as a brand new member of the Kate Sammons Studio.

There are a lot of new, exciting things coming up this next month!  Continue reading to hear a few top news announcements.

Latest Awards and Exhibitions:

Congratulations to the Art Renewal Center as it unveils its 6th International ARC Salon™ 2009/2010! The ARC is a widely recognized supporter and advocate of the representational arts. Among their annual contributions are the presitigous ARC scholarship and the International ARC Salon Exhibition that draw in thousands of participants and viewers to see the best in representational art. This year’s ARC Salon results have just come in and I’m pleased to announce that my painting, Portrait of Emma came in first place in the portrait category. Please check out this amazing show of artistic vision and ingenuity!

I’d like to express my gratitude and praise to all the people of the Portrait Society of America at  their Art of the Portrait 12th Annual Conference held in Washington DC, April 22-25 2010! The Portrait Society of America is one of the most celebrated and well established national memberships of artists promoting and sponsoring opportunities in portrait art. It was a spectacular event with a lot of top names who came to share their work and energy. At the International Portrait exhibition and competition, Portrait of Emma, one of the selected 16 finalists chosen from 1300, came away with an Honor Award along with fellow artists Jeremy Lipking, Nancy Guzik, Lea Wight and Tim Norman. In a short while they will be posting their coverage of the conference on their website or you can buy an upcoming issue of International Artist Magazine where the highlights of the conference will be featured.

My Friends and Colleagues:

Warm greetings to the Waichulis Studio who I have been missing very much since my recent move! There is so much going on over there, I’ll just cover the biggest highlights. My fellow Waichulis artists were also prominently featured in the  2009/2010 International ARC Salon™. Helen Crispino was awarded both First Place and Honorable Mention in the inaugural year of the ARC’s Animal category.  Additionally, Timothy Jahn was awarded Second Place in Drawing while Joel C. Jones received an Honorable Mention in Still Life. The 2009/2010 ARC Salon™ Top 100 also featured many TWS artists: Terese Rogers, Joel C. Jones, Helen Crispino, Brian O’Neill, Star Galler, Anthony Waichulis, and Omar Rodriguez.  Also, not to be missed this summer, the Waichulis Studio Core Clinic will be sponsored at the Janus Collaborative in New York City on July 22nd and 23rd. Their first official workshop will introduce the studio’s practical approach to drawing and painting by allowing the attendees to bring in their own works and address their specific goals. Please check out the Waichulis Studio website for more of  their exciting latest news!

New Art Happening in Los Angeles:

Moving to Los Angeles is a wonderful experience! I am surrounded now by gigantic new pool of talent and a thriving artistic community. It is a delight to enjoy a warm welcome from some major players here who are showing me their support and confidence. I hope that I may contribute additional techniques and a new approach that will add to the amazing diversity of artistic backgrounds here.

My sincere appreciation to The Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art, or LAAFA for their firm interest and backing. LAAFA enjoys a strong following as a leading independent art institution that works hard to stay at the cutting edge. They are hosting me to instruct a new 10 week portrait drawing class and portrait painting class during their Summer Semester on Mondays from 3:30 to 6:30 pm and 7 to 10 pm. In this class, students will draw from a live model, learning to diagnose and solve reoccurring issues in drawing and painting. They will be introduced to new techniques that will expand their existing skill sets, including methods to take work from class and continue finishing it at home. Photographic reference will be introduced and other common practices that portrait artists use to help them complete their work on the job. Please sign up soon to get the benefit of Laafa’s early registration option. Their summer semester calendar will be posted shortly. You can view their extensive spring calendar now.

Finally, I am delighted to announce my new neighbor and ardent supporter Gottlieb Studios. A reknown private atelier of long standing in the LA community, Gottlieb Studios excels in painting the portrait and the figure from life. Coming from a time honored tradition of classical training,Adrian Gottlieb has built upon this to create a painting approach that involves a multi-layered technique emphasizing a highly luminous and natural effect. The studio offers a 10 week class in the Verdaccio Technique that books early and is frequently sold out. In preparation for this class, Gottlieb Studios is recommending instruction with Kate Sammons at her studio or at LAAFA

Many thanks for your continuing interest and support!