New color class began today

I really enjoy teaching adults. And I especially enjoy teaching practical color theory in a color mixing class that I developed last year. This foundation course is based upon the Michael Wilcox School of Color, Ltd.

I'm teaching the class in the new StutzArtspace Classroom located just off of Bearcat Alley on the ground floor of the Stutz. This is a new non-profit teaching space for artist/instructors who are residents of the Stutz.

I have always loved color and studied color theory informally for more than 30 years. My art education in college was seriously lacking in instruction about practical color theory. After college I created a small study group with several colleagues to study color, but we only succeeded in learning about the physics of color and the theoretical research of color pioneers such as Faber Birren and Josef Albers.

Eventually I stumbled onto the work of Albert Munsell and the Munsell self-study educational tools. About the same time I found an early self-study workbook by Michael Wilcox, who eventually founded the School of Color, Ltd. These two programs unlocked the secrets of paint color mixing for me, which I now pass on to my students in a very hands-on 4-day color mixing workshop.

If you are interested in learning more about my color classes, please send me an email or register for my color class email list in the guestbook on my website.

Open Studio Tour at the Stutz April 25-26, 2008

The Open Studio Tour was exhausting and exhilarating as usual. The annual studio tour was one of the main reasons I decided to locate in the Stutz in 2005 and each year seems better than the last. I finally figured out how to manage the crowd, including my friends and patrons who enjoy spending time socializing in the studio.

This year I had a preview party from 5:30 - 6:30, which gave me a chance to spend time with friends before the crowds arrived around 7pm. Several friends used my corner wine bar as their homebase as they ventured out to see the work of the other 60+ artists who have studios here.

Here's a shot of my studio (same angle as the messy shot) right before people arrived. My very gracious brother-in-law tended bar for me all evening. I wish I had gotten a photo of my very own "Cheers" bar in action!

For those of you who couldn't be here this year, I missed seeing you and hope to see you next year!