Art classes being offered in Baudette

News Release

World Class Artist, Frank Covino, Returns to Baudette July 16 – 27 for Workshops
Classical academic art professor Frank Covino will make his annual sojourn to Baudette to instruct two week long seminars July 16-20 and July 23-27. Classes will be held at the Lake of the Woods School Art Room.
The Classical Academic Oil Painting Seminar covers traditional oil painting from the renaissance through the early 20th century. These techniques and materials were used throughout Europe, Great Britain, and North America. A variety of ethnic and cultural traditions used the same methods students will learn during the seminar. This intense professional instruction teaches students transferable skills and empowers them to continue the creation of archival museum quality art that will stand the test of time.
Some of the subjects covered are art history, subject matter selection, composition, use of the golden mean, perspective and aerial perspective, value, preparation of the gesso ground and board, use of a grid, charcoal sketching, grayscale and verdaccio underpainting, color mixing and theory, skin tone palettes, rendering a likeness of the subject, lighting, application of various mediums, anatomy, glazing, framing, & preservation of finished work. The majority of students who learn these methods as taught by Frank Covino will continue to use the skills learned to create art throughout their lifetime.
Frank Covino resides in Vermont and travels throughout the United States and Canada conducting intense week long seminars in the time honored traditional methods of classical academic oil painting. He has been coming to Baudette since 1995. It is the only seminar he offers in the Midwest.
Frank Covino holds Bachelor and Master of Science degrees from the prestigious art college, Pratt Institute. He taught portraiture for the Famous Artists School in Westport, CT before establishing his own Art Academy in Fairfield, CT where he offered professional classical instruction for 24 years. He is the author of several books including “The Fine Art of Portraiture”, “Discover Acrylics” and “Controlled Painting”. Private art instruction is also available on a series of DVD’s. Additional information is available on his web site: www.portrait-art.com

Workshops are sponsored by the Lake of the Woods Art Guild. This activity is funded in whole or in part by a Region 2 Arts Council Grant through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature, and the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund passed by Minnesota voters on November 4, 2008.
Enrollment is open to the general public of all skill levels and is not limited based on national origin, race, religion, age, sex, or persons with disabilities. Beginners are welcome.
Registration deadline is July 7. Class size is limited to 15 students (including the coordinator) due to space available and Mr.Covino’s commitment to ensure that each student receives quality individual instruction. Registration is on a first come/first served basis. For additional information and to register for the class call 218-634-1561 or 218-341-9692, email studio@wiktel.com.