October 30-November 3
Monday – Friday, 1:30 – 5:00 pm
Fee: $450
Instructor present every day
Enrollment limited to 12 students
Please request supply list upon registration
In this workshop we will study and paint the figure concentrating first on gesture, design and proportion. Then we will develop the form of the figure by observing shape, value and color through a wet on wet alla prima painting procedure. We will above all strive to capture the unique character and humanity of the individual posing. The instructor will stress the relationship of forms in the subject we will paint. No form, shape, color or value exists by itself. When you paint the nose you have to look at the ear, the forehead, etc. When you paint a cool or warm color mixture it is only as effective as its relationship to the surrounding colors. Mr. Ginsburg will demonstrate his painting procedure including the mixing of paint and the varied use of his brush.
Max Ginsburg has taught drawing and painting at the High School of Art & Design (1960–1982), the School of Visual Arts (1984–2000), and The Art Students League (1997–2000, 2008–present). He has exhibited widely in commercial galleries but has recently sought public venues to reach a wider audience with his message to promote realism in form and content. Recent solo shows were held at the Butler Institute of American Art (Youngstown, OH, 2011), the Salmagundi Club (New York, NY, 2011), and the Martin Luther King Labor Center (New York, NY, 2008). His War Pieta, Bus Stop, and Foreclosure were included in a group show touring six museums in China (2012, 2013).
In 2016, Mr. Ginsburg had a retrospective exhibition in the High Line Gallery Loft in Chelsea, and in the Coppini Academy of Fine Arts in San Antonio, Texas. In 2017, he was invited to FACE (Figurative Art Convention & Expo), where he gave a demonstration on painting from life and a powerpoint presentation of his paintings (1956–2017).
Among his many awards are the Grand Prize at the Portrait Society of America Painting Competition, 2015; the California Art Club’s Presidents Gold Medal for the Advancement of Traditional Fine Art, 2013; the Best in Show at the Art Renewal Center online competition, 2011; the Phillip Desind Award at the Butler Institute Midyear Exhibition, 2008; the Collectors Prize at the Butler Institute Midyear Exhibition, 2007; Best in Show at the Salmagundi, Non-Members, 2006; Purchase Prize at the Art Renewal Center, 2005; the Christopher’s Award, 1991; and the Gold Medal at the Society of Illustrators, 1984. From 1980 to 2004, Mr. Ginsburg was one of the leading illustrators in America. For more information, visit www.ginsburgillustration.com.
Mr. Ginsburg attended the High School of Music & Art, Syracuse University (B.F.A.) and City College of New York (M.A.). However, his skill and artistry as a realist were not taught in the schools he attended but were learned from his father, Abraham Ginsburg, a portrait painter.
For more information please visit his fine art website: www. maxginsburg.com. To learn more about his book, Max Ginsburg: Retrospective, please visit www.maxginsburg.com and click on the Book/DVD section. His DVD, The Legacy of an American Painter, Max Ginsburg, Painting the Portrait From Life, which includes demos and an interview, is accessible here: www.ginsburgvideo.com.
