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Practice and Science of Drawing, Harold SpeedPreface - Chapter III“The emotional side is beyond the scope of teaching...all you can do is surround [students] with the conditions calculated to stimulate...
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Practice and Science of Drawing, Harold SpeedChapters IV- VIII "...the eye only sees what it is on the look-out for..."~Harold SpeedHarold challenges us to see what it is that we're drawing. Anyone can...
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Here's Katie Liddiard's recap lecture of her experience in Switzerland as a part of the Alpine FellowshipThis is Lavey Village, Switzerland. Charming, ain't it? Couldn't get much more perfect than...
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The CAS has some big news! Ryan Brown, the director of the CAS, will be moving over to Paris by summer 2014 and will then open the school over there as early as October of that year! We're all super...
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William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Born in La Rochelle, France on November 30, 1825 into a wine merchant family. He was on the path to join the family business until his uncle, Eugene, arranged for William to go to high school. Eugene...
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Confidence vs. Ego
I've always had a natural bend toward art. For as long as I can remember I've wanted to be a gallery artist. Something about having my work hanging on gallery walls for patrons to admire and purchase...
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Jules Bastien-Lepage
On March 21st, Katie Liddiard lectured about the influential 19th century artist Jules Bastien-Lepage. Here is her lecture for those who could not attend:Born on Nov. 1, 1848 In Damvillers, France in...
View ArticleNotes on Self-Critiquing
Self-critiquing is perhaps the most helpful skill that one develops in their training. The main purpose of good training is to help students become self-sufficient in their knowledge and capable of...
View ArticleThe CAS is excited to announce the Summer Scholarship Competition!
If you’ve always wanted to study at an art academy, but haven’t had the opportunity, now’s your chance! We’re offering free study to three lucky winners. If you have a passion to learn more about...
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Fraud? Really?
Recently there have been suspicions and claims of fraud from some people over social media. I'm here to set the record straight and to try to understand their claims.Two photos were presented as...
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News, May 2015
CAS Paint En Plein Air Student CompetitionBeing a professional artist can be expensive. Buying professional grade equipment and materials can quickly add up which can be daunting for students. This...
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News, June 2015
CAS Paint En Plein Air Student Competition Winners Many talented students applied to the CAS Paint En Plein Air Student Competition, but unfortunately only three could take away one of the Grand Prize...
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News, August 2015
CAS Summer 2015 Sight-Size Portrait Workshop School is out for the Summer which means workshop season is underway. Here's a few shots of director of the CAS, Ryan Brown, teaching a great group of...
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News, September 2015
New Weekly Evening and Saturday Classes at the CAS After a long Summer break students and faculty at the CAS are getting prepared to get back in the swing of things. With the new trimester come new...
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Special Event Invitation
CAS Lecture Series:The Educational Lineage of the CAS, part 1The CAS curriculum is the culmination of hundreds of years of master artists passing down their knowledge from generation to generation. CAS...
View ArticleRebranding
Earlier this year The Center for Academic Study and Naturalist Painting became The Masters Academy of Art. A current list of classes and program descriptions can be found at...
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