Thursday, December 15, 2011

Fundraising Campaign

We have started a fundraising campaign on Indiegogo.com to try and raise what we need to make the most urgent improvements to the studio. There is a detailed list of stuff left to do on the Indiegogo site and in the video we put together.

Thanks for looking!

http://www.indiegogo.com/CambridgeStreetStudios

And Cambridge Street Studios would really like to thank Zoe Keating for allowing us the use of her song "Tetrishead" as music in our video. Thanks Zoe!


Wednesday, December 7, 2011

BAA video


http://youtu.be/r2h6a4shaX8




The Beaux-Arts Atelier has made a video of the cast hall and sculpture hall at the grand central Academy. They caught me teaching a cast drawing workshop at GCA this past summer, 2011. check it out.

sculpture sketches

I have had the pleasure of being invited to Kate Brockman & Gary Weisman's class at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art as a guest sculptor. Here are a few of my quick sculpture sketches.

update, works in progress

Its been awhile since I have updated my work. Here are a few pieces I have going in progress.




current model. block-in and color study





















last months figure painting,
background in progress

More works in progress









Thanks to all the recent visitors to Cambridge Street Studios

Thanks to all my New York buddies that have come out to see the studio and draw with us. We love the company.
Below are pictures of Devin and Chalen, two GCA students, that came out to draw for one of my Saturday portrait drawing classes.
www.cambridgeststudios.com


Saturday, October 29, 2011

Graphite Drawing

my finish portrait of my good friend Stephany. My drawing workshops and demos have been inspiring me to do finished works in graphite. I have been enjoying the close study of forms and capturing the personality of my models. A series of portraits in graphite to come.

Saturday, October 1, 2011

Cambridge Street Studios first workshop!

Three Ways of seeing the Figure

Angela Cunningham, Carlo Russo, & Chad Fisher will be teaching a figurative workshop this November at CSS. Come learn how Three art Instructors with different backgrounds, training and techniques come together to give a divers yet cohesive overview of the figure. The workshop will cover how to block in the figure in graphite, do a color study in paint, and model in clay. You can check out more info and register at










Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Honorable Mention

Nymphs and Satyr, by William Bouguereau (Detail)

I am honored to announce my sculpture "Anna Nina" received an Honorable Mention in the 2010-2011 ARC Salon.
click to enlarge

Sunday, July 31, 2011

FALC class demo




Here is the portrait demo I am in the progress of doing for my class down in Asheville, NC. Again a great model (Stephanie) and a great city to be spending my summer!



I will be teaching more portrait classes through out the year in Philadelphia at Cambridge St Studios www.cambridgeststudios.com

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Gallery Opening : Hope to see you there

Salon Friday at The FALC Gallery @

The Grove Arcade






Showing works by visiting Artist Angela Cunningham

We would like to invite you to visit FALC Gallery located at 115 O'Henry Street in the Grove Arcade, Asheville, NC.

Friday August 5th, 5-8 PM, music, food and wine will be served.

Saturday, July 16, 2011

GENSLER ANNOUNCES OPENING

I have a few pieces in this group show. If your in the area, go check it out!!


GENSLER ANNOUNCES THE OPENING OF THE INSTITUTE OF

CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE & ART EXHIBIT

Exhibition to be on display from July through September 2011

NEW YORK CITY, July 6th, 2011- Gensler, the global architecture, design,

planning and consulting firm, announces today that it has partnered with the

Institute of Classical Architecture & Art (ICAA) for the newest in-office

exhibition. The exhibit, The Classical Ideal, is curated by ICAA Fellows Briana

Miller, Steve Bass, and Andy Taylor, and will be on display at Gensler in New

York through September this year. It is viewable by appointment.

“Gensler's art program and educational platform is built on establishing a

diverse appreciation of the arts. We learn from both contemporary ideas and

historical influences. Classical architecture reminds us of the rigor of our

profession and the role it has played in the foundation of culture and

design. We are pleased to house the current exhibit and support the ICAA's

mission,” shares Gensler Principal and ICAA Advisor Tom Vecchione.

The Classical Ideal exhibition features a myriad of drawings, paintings,

renderings, plaster casts, sculpture and prints. The exhibit’s pieces on display

celebrate both the history and the future of classicism as a living language

for artistic expression. From the 17th century until the early 20th century,

artists and architects received rigorous classical training at the École des

Beaux-Arts and worked collaboratively to create some of the most well

known buildings and notable works of art. Today, they continue to practice

and teach in this tradition throughout the world. The exhibition presents a

sampling of student, instructor, and practitioner work, as well as pedagogical

pieces from the ICAA and its fine art and design branches, the Grand Central

Academy of Art and the Beaux-Arts Atelier, respectively.

“The ICAA is delighted to showcase these works at the Gensler office, and for

this chance to tell the story of contemporary classicism and its practice in

America today. We believe that sustaining the lessons of the past, and

drawing from cultural memory as parts of a modern architectural toolbox, are

worthy missions. This exhibit encourages us to that educational end,” says

Institute president, Paul Gunther.

For additional information, or to schedule an appointment to see the ICAA

exhibition, The Classical Ideal, please contact Lauren Davis or Jenn Hearon at

Gensler. Appointments are available Monday-Thursday, between 9am and

5pm. The office is located at 1230 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 1500, New

York, New York.

Contact Information:

Lauren Davis, Gensler

212-492-1529

lauren_davis@gensler.com

Jenn Hearon, Gensler

212-468-4428

jenn_hearon@gensler.com

Paul Gunther, ICAA

pgunther@classicist.org

About Gensler:

Gensler is a global design, planning and strategic consulting firm networked

across 35 locations on five continents. Consistently ranked by U.S. and

international industry surveys as the leading architecture and interior design

firm, Gensler leverages its deep resources and diverse expertise to develop

design solutions for industries across the globe.

The Gensler Art Program was started in 2005 by Firm Design Director, Mark

Morton, and Managing Principal, Robin Klehr Avia, and uses the office’s public

space to showcase artists and organizations, increase art awareness and

inspire as well as educate both clients and staff. Since the program’s

inception, more than a dozen shows have been presented in the office.

For more information, visit www.gensler.com, our blog, follow us on Twitter

or like us on Facebook.

About The Institute of Classical Architecture & Art:

The Institute of Classical Architecture & Art (ICAA) is the leading nonprofit

organization dedicated to advancing the classical tradition in architecture,

urbanism and their allied arts. With fifteen chapters throughout the country,

it is a valued forum and educational resource for students of art, planning

and architecture, and for design professionals and the general public. To

learn more about the ICAA visit its web site at www.classicist.org.

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Saturday, July 2, 2011

Cambridge St Studios

The renovations to the new studio space are coming to a completion. Finally!!!! I invite you to check out the new website www.cambridgeststudios.com













The website is a continuous work in progress so please come back to visit

I would like to thank Jeremy, Tony and Andrew. The studio wouldn't be what it is with out all your hard work and dedication. I couldn't do it with out you guys!

Honorable Mention Award

I just recieved notice that my painting "Jessica" received an honorable mention award at the 75th National Midyear Exhibition at The Butler Institute of American Art. If you happen to be in the Ohio area go check out the show. www.butlerart.com

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

The Butler Institute of American Art


I have a painting in the Annual National Juried Show: 75th National Midyear Exhibition at The Butler Institute of American Art
The show will be up June 28, 2011 Through August 28, 2011


Quick studies















Here are a few of the quick sketch portraits I have been doing the last few months. The drawings are one day, 4 hour sessions.
The male painting is one day, 2 hour session. The female painting is a four day, 4 hours each sessions.
I have been enjoying the practice of working quick while still using the same methods of thinking form as I do on my longer paintings.






Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Beaux-Arts Atelier : The Inaugural Year


I am honored to have been asked to instruct at the Beaux-Arts Atelier in New York, an atelier that bridges the gap between art and architecture. I will be teaching cast drawing next fall to their first class of classical architecture students.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QRi5hTzL4w&sns=fb

The Institute of Classical Architecture & Art announces a one-year, intensive program in the study of architectural design following the method of the École des Beaux-Arts. The program is divided into 5 six-week terms, and a two-week travel term in Rome.


Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Summer workshops 2011

Fine Arts Legue of the Carolinas

I am returning to Asheville, North Carolina this summer to teach three workshop at the Fine Arts League of the Carolinas. Last summers workshop at FALC went so well! Plus the Blue Ridge Mountains of NC are one of my favorite places to visit. So, I am glad to be getting another chance to take a break from city life to come down and share some drawing and sculpting techniques to those of you who can join me in Asheville. I will be teaching a duo class- 1/2 day cast drawing and 1/2 day cast sculpture for two weeks July 11-22, 2011. And then a portrait drawing class all day from July 25-29. Please see FALC's website for more information and to sign up.

Fine Arts League of the Carolinas
362 Depot Street Asheville, North Carolina , 28801
Call: 828-252-5050









example of cast drawing











student in Cast sculpture class











example of portrait drawing

Monday, February 14, 2011

Best of two cities











photos are views of Kelly Drive, along the river behind the Philadelphia Art museum. So far one of my favorite places to go in Philly. Great place to ride bikes and amazingly beautiful at sunset.

Philadelphia is the home of my new studio space. Im renovating an old carriage stables into a beautiful, livable studio space with two other studio mates. Pictures and more info coming soon.











here are two amazing views of NY city.

And I am spending my weekends in gorgeous New York. I am still teaching at the Grand Central Academy friday evenings (cast drawing/painting) and Saturdays (cast sculpture). With the benefits and beauty of both cities I couldn't ask for more.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Cast Sculpture Students hard at work

My Saturday Cast Sculpture class at the Grand Central Academy.


Sam working on an ecorche copy, Matt White finishing up on the belvedere torso, and Eileen Danville in deep concentration on her eye cast.



Graduated school at The Grand Central Academy

I have just concluded my three and a half years at the Grand Central Academy. I have much gratitude for all the teachers and fellow classmates that have made these past few years an amazing experience!!
I will continue to teach at GCA Friday nights (Cast Drawing) and Saturdays (Cast Sculpture). Please stay in-touch, more new adventures to come!
Here is my last figure painting done at GCA as a student. The stages of progress: Color study then start to finish of final pass modeling.