The Art of Nicholas Pearce

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Nicholas is probably the best art instructor I've ever had. I've been painting in acrylics for 30 years, and have taken lots of art classes and even PhD studies in art history--so I think I know what I'm talking about.  I've taken 4 of his classes now (the figure painting ones), and am signed up to take the Style class. I love his approach, which I describe as master-apprentice--he teaches how he paints, not how we want to paint, so that we first learn how to see and do. He then encourages students to explore their own style further (that's why he created his Style class). So I learned to not be afraid to paint compositions that I observe in life, subjects that make real paintings, instead of what people think artists ought to paint these days--some type of self-expression, some confusing mix of anguished abstraction and sweet children. I learned that what I see can be composed, can be caught in a perfect harmony of colour, line, shape, texture, light. And that such a composition can become translated onto canvas by my passion for movement of hand and paint. The possibility of such a transformation is what will keep me searching and painting, and for that pursuit I have Nicholas to thank.



Lenore Hietkamp

Heatherfield Editing

 

Upcoming classes and workshops

          

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  1. 1.A Passion for the Figure – Island Blue, Victoria, BC. This ten-week class runs every Tuesday night from 6:30 to 9 pm. To register, click here or call

  2. 250 385-9786.       

  3. Jan. 10– March 13, 2012


  1. 2.A Taste of the Figure – Island Blue, Victoria, BC. This 2 day workshop gives you a taste of my painting techniques by doing a painting from supplied photo reference. To register, click here or call 250 385-9786.     

  2. March 3 – 4, 2012


  1. 3.Your Personal Style – The Coast Collective, Esquimalt Lagoon, BC. This 3 day workshop is designed to help you identify your personal artistic style.  To register click here or call 250  391-5522 

  2. March 30–31, April 1, 2012


  1. 4.Through Artists‘ Eyes – The Coast Collective, Esquimalt Lagoon, BC. This is a class for women’s body image self discovery through modeling and painting.   To register click here or call 250  391-5522 

  2. June 23–24, 2012

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