About Your Art Instructor,
Barry Waldman
I don't do crafts - except for pottery for fun and serious
sculpture occasionally, I am a painter and computer artist. I have
taught my fine arts oil painting course online since 2001, but from
time to time crafts persons have come to me and said that they
didn't want to learn to paint in oil paints, but wanted to upgrade
their design and drawing skills to assist them in their mosaic or
jewelry crafts. So I finally created this course that focuses on
design, drawing, color theory, composition, perspective skills to
respond to craftsperson's needs.
First and foremost, I am an artist. Since my graduation from Pratt
Institute in 1956, I have been awed by each and every facet of the
art creation process. I also love to share my knowledge, and inspire
a love of art (through drawing lessons, oil painting techniques,
etc.) within others.
I teach realism, and my art courses are based on the classical
training tradition of European art schools. I don’t believe
in shortcuts or “tricks” when learning to draw. I believe
in making the picture pleasing to the eye, as well as a record of
a very specific time and place. This applies to drawing, sketching,
oil painting, and other art styles.
I strive to paint what I see, leaving enough evidence of a human
hand or eye to tell the viewer that I am there. Had John van Druten
not said it first, I would have coined the phrase ''I am camera.”
As someone who has an appreciation for oil painting, and someone
who offers art instruction, I am strongly influenced by:
- Jan
Vermeer for his composition, lessons in light and shade.
- Edgar
Degas for his unique compositions, viewpoints, cropping, reality,
use of photos as references, his perspective, character study,
color, and application of paint.
- The
Luminists for their ''discovery" of luminescent light
effects in nature. Click on these links to view artwork by the
Luminists.
- Rene
Magritte for his series "The Majesty of Light" showing
its various characters in a single painting.
- The
Ash Can School for freeing subject matter.
- Edward
Hopper for bringing the illustrator's eye to easel painting.
- Norman
Rockwell for perfecting realistic oil painting.
Many students want to see my oil paintings.
I often hesitate to show them because, when you are learning to
draw, you want to develop your own style, not copy that of another.
However, if you would like to view my oil paintings you may click
here: www.IpaintNY.com.
If you would like, you can view some of my qualifications and accomplishments
below.
Qualifications and Achievements
- Pratt Institute graduate, BFA in Illustration and Painting,
1956
- (Returned to Pratt as Assistant Professor at both Brooklyn
and Manhattan campuses and as Associate Professor, Fairfield University,
1980's)
- Taught drawing, painting, and illustration at Famous Artists
Schools, Westport, Connecticut and in private art classes
- Oil painting covers for Fantasy & Science Fiction and Ellery
Queen Magazine, others
- Founder, Visual Pad Art Studios, Inc., 57th Street, NYC
- Founder, Launching Pad Studios, Inc., Madison Avenue, NYC
- Founder, Life-Like Portrait Studios Inc., Fifth Avenue, NYC
- Founder, Planograms Plus Inc., Madison Avenue, NYC
- Founder, Cyber Portraits (Web site portrait studio)
- Lectured worldwide on computer graphics and planning of retail
stores:
- Australia
- Holland
- Belgium
- France
- South Africa
- In the USA - Palm Springs, California;
Javits Center, NYC; and to Japanese business
groups, NYC
- Historical painting commission for pharmaceutical company
One Person Shows
- 21 of my paintings, Gicleés, and one sculpture were
shown at the Woolley Gallery at Eastern Shore Art Center, Fairhope,
AL from October 1 to November 1, 1999
- Nexus Gallery, NYC, Solo Room, May 18 to June 12, 1999
- Chapman Gallery, Cazenovia, NY, November 2-24, 1998
- Exhibit in Cazenovia College, Chapman Gallery, November 1998
Group Shows
- Hiram Blauvelt Museum, Oradell, NJ, 1999
- Waitz Gallery, South Miami, Florida, April 1998
- Pleiades Gallery 16th Annual Juried Show (Mr. Ivan Karp, Director
of O.K. Harris Gallery, Juror)
- Nexus Gallery, NYC, September 1998
- Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut, 1960
- Collections and Commissions
- Private Collection, Lloyds Neck, L.I., NY
- Private Collection, Sedona, AZ
- Private Collection, Atlanta, GA
- Private Collection, Sedona, AZ
- Private Collection, Harrisburg, PA
- Museum of Gastroenterology, CA - (8 painting commission on
the history of gastroenterology)
- Private Collection, Piermont, NY
- Private Collection, NYC, NY
- Schiffenhaus Packaging, Boardroom portraits of founding CEO
and current CEO
Other Painting Related Projects
- Portrait Commissions
- President of Life-Like Portraits Inc., NYC, over 500 portrait
commissions
- Web Portrait site, Cyber Portraits
Art Teaching
- Famous Artists Schools, Instructor
- Assistant Professor, Pratt Institute and Fairfield Universities
- Private painting classes
- Lectures in Australia, Holland, France and Belgium on computer
graphics
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