November News 2018

Events and News:

Atelier in the High School at Bradford Christian Academy, and Art Renewal approved atelier, https://www.artrenewal.org/Atelier/Index/10172   will enjoy a field Trip to Ingbretson Studios, Wednesday November 14, 2018!

I am participating in the ongoing Ingbretson Studio show at the Guild of Boston Artists, Boston, MA.:

The Ingbretson Studio: The Boston School 

World of Light and Color

https://www.guildofbostonartists.org/ingbretson-show

                                                       The Old Hat, by Paul Ingbretson.

The Guild of Boston Artists is proud to present an exhibition of paintings by Boston School painter Paul Ingbretson and his students at its Newbury Street gallery November 3 - December 1, 2018.  In his classical "atelier" Mr. Ingbretson has trained painters for over  30 years in the legacy of the school of impressionist color realism  handed down from the Boston School painters of the first half of the  Twentieth Century. 

The Boston School tradition has its roots in the holistic  representation of the visual world as practiced by the earliest of  "impressionists": Velazquez and Vermeer. It is further informed by the  brilliant discoveries of Monet in the use of an intense full color  spectrum to more powerfully express the light. Their "visual" approach  encompasses the truth not only of light per Monet but the greatest  painterly developments of the nineteenth century. Referred to by R.H.  Ives Gammell as the "greatest evolution of impressionism," Boston School  painting involves a search for the great relational truths and the  resulting beauty of the visual world. Rather than the standard object  drawing outline-based realism it operates by the careful articulation of  a series of interrelated visual components or "effects" that together  make the "music"

Below are the works by the students of Paul Ingbretson, that are hanging in the show. This is found on the Guild of Boston Artists website, https://www.guildofbostonartists.org/ingbretson-show

My contribution is a small floral with red flowers, "Beatrix's Roses," found just above, completed while a student at Ingbretson Studio. 

(Ingbretson Studio. 250 Canal Street, Lawrence, MA 01840)

My Students at the Atelier in the High School at Bradford Christian Academy,http://bradfordchristianacademy.org/   have been busy working their fall exercises, and here is a sample of their work:

 Thanks for looking, tell me what you think-leave a comment! Paintings by Sandra Galda are copyrighted. Scroll down this page for more art!

We are the first and only ever atelier that takes place in a high school in the world! News, press release, painting in show

News, Press Release, Painting in Regional Show

      Hi everyone! I have been so busy, but must update! I have been busy with the "Atelier in the High School at Bradford Christian Academy," as we draw to a close our third year. We are still glowing from our status as the first ever atelier that takes place in a high school...in the world! We were told this by the Art Renewal Center this past February when they made us one of their approved ateliers. I am sure this will be a new trend in K-12 schools very soon!

   Since then, I was asked to present my paper, "Experiences and Methods in the First Atelier in the High School at Bradford Christian Academy; An Atelier program for High School." at The Regional Art Conference  TRAC2018 , about our endeavor. 

    I am very happy with the work the students are doing, and will share some photos below, that were taken for a press release that was circulated by our School, Bradford Christian Academy, today. I will also insert that press release below.

     Finally, with all this going on, I have not painted too many of my own oil paintings, but, my painting, "Arrangement with Cat and Twine" was accepted into the 21st Regional Juried Show at the Newburyport Art Association.

Stay tuned! scroll down for the press release, and photos !!  --Sandra Galda

PRESS RELEASE: 

Bradford Christian Academy Earns Distinction as the Only High School Atelier Program in the World

Haverhill, MA — On February 6, 2018, the Atelier in the High School at Bradford Christian Academy was approved as the only high school atelier program in the world by the Art Renewal Center (ARC), the leader in the revival of realism in the visual arts. The ARC is the only vetting service for realist art schools, ensuring that the teaching curricula and quality of teacher and student work meet strict standards for approval. BCA proudly holds the distinction being the only vetted atelier in a high school.

The atelier tradition, a practice stemming from Renaissance Italy, focuses on the technical aspects of drawing and painting figurative art, including perspective, accurate drawing, and values of dark and light. Atelier techniques were practiced for centuries by the European masters to perfect drawing and painting skills demonstrated in portrait work and landscapes. 

The Atelier at Bradford Christian Academy is led by faculty member and Massachusetts-based artist Sandra Galda. In addition to her undergraduate degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo and her master’s degree from Harvard University, Sandra completed six years post graduate study at Ingbretson Studios with master painter Paul Ingbretson. Galda will present her paper, "Experiences and Methods in the First Atelier in the High School," at The Representational Art Conference 2018 (TRAC2018), in Leeuwarden, Netherlands in May.  Founded by Michael Pearce and Michael Lynn Adams, the TRAC conference aims to provide an outlet for the discussion of new developments in 21^st Century representational art.

The Art Renewal Center (ARC), a 501(c)(3), non-profit, educational foundation. For more information about the Bradford Christian Academy’s approval by the Art Renewal Center, please visit their website at link: https://www.artrenewal.org/Atelier/Index/10172

 About:

Bradford Christian Academy

Bradford Christian Academy is an independent, co-educational, college-preparatory elementary, middle, and high school serving students from Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox faith traditions. With campuses in Bradford and Haverhill, MA, Bradford Christian Academy enrolls students from over 40 communities throughout the region as well as countries throughout the world. For more information, please visit www.bradfordchristianacademy.org.

Media Contact:                                                                                      

Matt Perusse, Director of Communications, (213) 804-0219, mattperusse@gmail.com

Finally, below is my oil painting, with a close up below it, "Arrangement with Cat and Twine," oil on canvas, 20 x22 inches, accepted into the 21st Regional Juried Show at the Newburyport Art Association. 

 Thanks for looking, tell me what you think-leave a comment! Paintings by Sandra Galda are copyrighted. Scroll down this page for more art!

January at the Atelier in the High School at Bradford Christian School

January at the

Atelier in the High School

at Bradford Christian School

Happy New Year! 

If you have been following this blog, you know that I am in my third year of teaching atelier in a private high-school. I've been sharing with the students traditional academic and Boston School training.  It has been a joy to see students employ time-tested atelier lessons and see great results in their artwork. None of the students have had any formal atelier training before they enter the class. It is amazing how effective standard atelier exercises can transform a young student's art, even from the first exercise.

Below I will share a few of this years results. 

I am also excited that our Atelier in the High School at Bradford Christian Academy has been accepted as an approved atelier school, by the Art Renewal Center!!!!!  

We are told that we have the distinction of being the first atelier ever held in a high school. 

Enjoy some of the pictures by our students! 

A copy a master work project, using a Robert Douglas Hunter painting in black and white. 

 Charcoal cast drawings.

copy a masterwork sketch

color spotting exercise

My profile picture!

https://youtu.be/zEqvyKgks4o

https://youtu.be/zEqvyKgks4o

Visit again soon!