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Laurel Stern Boeck
August 22-27, 2010
(Four Teaching Days)
New to Dillman's Students will receive information dealing with the practical side of a successful career in Portrait Painting Be prepared to work hard, make new friends and best of all have fun. Oil painting (Drawing or pastel accepted). Award-winning artist Laurel Stern Boeck has been characterized as one of the nation’s foremost Portrait Painters. From her earliest years, Boeck has been fascinated with the human subject and the art of portraiture. Educated at the prestigious Arts Students League and receiving a Bachelor’s of Fine Art from the School of Visual Arts in New York, Boeck has had the privilege to paint prominent leaders in the fields of business, government, and education. Her work can be seen in major capitols, banks, board rooms, universities, supreme courts, private homes, and Washington institutions. Boeck has studied under renowned artists John Murray, Burton Silverman, and Ron Sherr, and has travelled extensively throughout Europe studying the work of the Old Masters. Her dedication to her craft is evident in the timeless quality of her work that embraces classical realism and brilliantly captures the likeness of her subject. The best portraits both capture the essence of the subject, and infuse the painting with the spirit of their life. The skill and precision Boeck pours into her work has earned her recognition in national publications including The New York Times and International Artist magazine, among others. She was awarded the Merit Scholarship from the Arts Students League in 1994 and received an Honorable Mention in the nation’s largest portrait competition sponsored by Artist Magazine in 1994/1995. She has also been featured in exhibitions such as the Knickerbockers’ Art Show (1992), the Salmagundi Art Show (1993) and the Northern Westchester Center of Art (2000). In addition to her busy commission schedule, Boeck also teaches at the Katonah Art Center in Katonah, NY. Guided by the principles handed down to her from her own teachers, Boeck instructs her students in technique while encouraging them to embrace their own style. Boeck is also an active member of several prominent art organizations; Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, The Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists, Green County Arts Council, and the Portrait Society of America. Laurel offers a partial tuition scholarship.
Workshop ItinerarySunday, 8/22 Monday – Thursday 8/23-8/26 Thursday 8/26 Friday 8/27 Day students are welcome to attend the Welcome Reception and Farewell Reception (included in your package). You are also invited to join the class for breakfasts and dinners (additional fee). PAL’s (Participants at large) can vacation at Dillman’s
for $300, includes accommodations. Costs for breakfasts, dinners and receptions
are additional.
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This workshop will create a relaxed, inspirational, informative, yet intense working environment. The instructor will demonstrate her approach to painting, with emphasis on improving color, drawing skills, value relationships, understanding edges. From observation of the model, we will examine the affect of light falling on the structures and forms of the head. Mixing color for complexions will be discussed and demonstrated. Learn to use the elements that make a painting successful and exciting: creative use of color and edges, visual movement, paint application, distribution of abstract shapes and strong composition. There will be individual instruction, critiques and attention to personal goals. Artists will be coached based on their experience (professional, student, beginner), and will be guided through each phase of creating a painting.
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