Registration is Now Open for Fall 2009-Spring 2010 Workshops

Call 520.903.4588 to register or download registration form off of our website and mail it in.

Visit our website for complete workshop information www.tucsonartacademy.com

Oil Painters of America President's Award of Excellence

The President's Award of Excellence was given to Gabor Svagrik for his painting "Summer House". Congratulations!!!
This year's 18th National Juried Exhibition award winners were announced Friday evening, May 1, at the La Fonda Hotel during the opening weekend of the exhibition at Sage Creek Gallery, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Juror of Awards, Master Signature member Kevin Macpherson, announced the award winners.

Artisan's Material Expo 2009 in Santa Fe September 17th-20th

Tucson Art Academy will be exhibiting at the event. We will be on-hand to talk about or register any students for all Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 workshops. There are also great manufacturer's featuring all their newest artist materials with discounts. There are artist demonstrations to watch. It is a great weekend not to miss for artists. For more information visit: www.expoartisan.com

Weekend with the Masters

One of our instructors Frank Serrano is going to be part of the the " Weekend with the Masters" program in Colorado this summer. Here is the link to the site : http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=5c726cfd-d743-4d24-a4e6-23845116be2c

Phil Starke article in Art of the West

Phil Starke has a beautiful feature in Art of the West magazine. One of the finest magazines in the country. Please view it on page 62.

Gabor Svagrik Workshop

It was another great week in the desert. The first morning we had some sprinkling rain but that was a nice break from all the sun. It made all the colors more vivid and we had some great clouds. Gabor’s students were delighted to see such a variety of subject throughout the week. Our Sonora Desert really offers great views and various vegetation. The great thing here in Tucson for landscape artist is that we can paint until lunch at one location and be at another location after lunch in just 15-20 minutes. The students enjoyed the demonstrations that was given daily. They said that it is one of the most helpful part of any workshop. Gabor stressed the importance of design in their work and they seemed to grasp the idea of values by the 5th day. He will be doing 3 day indoor workshops this summer. Please visit our website for his new schedule starting in May.

Albert Handell Workshop

This past week the weather was just perfect for Albert Handell’s workshop. He had a large group from all over the country. The first day the students learned about color and edges. The next day Albert did a wonderful demo at Catalina State Park. He showed how he simplifies the landscape. Then Wednesday he did a watercolor under wash tree painting. His trees are so simple yet so great that if you like painting trees Albert is a must. Thursday he painted an oil to show the student how he handles the thin transparent washes. This was great to see since we had about four oil painters in the group. Then later that night he showed a slide demonstration where we got to see a nice body of work from years past to some current work.
Friday for the last day they got to watch him paint two pastels. It was an amazing week for every body since this was the first time he has taught in Tucson. We will have Albert back next year so please check the website for our 2009/2010 schedule.