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Welcome Kate Samworth, our newest featured artist in the Fine Arts Preservation Society of New Orleans!
Samworth depicts the fear and wonder of the natural world
Figure Painting, Autumn 2024. ALLA PRIMA technique in oil.
Strengthen your painting in this short course on color mixing
Autumn Alla Prima Painting, 2024: (Still life) September 17- though November 19. Tuesday Mornings.
Alla prima still life with the Fine Arts Preservation Society
Jamie Chiarello, (Featured Artist) Open Studio & Sale. July 27-28, 2024
The Fine Arts Preservation Society of New Orleans is pleased
On Varnishing Pictures
Varnish day for paintings in preparation for exhibition-Almost the last
Featured Artist: Anthony Visco; Founder & Director, Atelier for the Sacred Arts
Today’s featured artist is Anthony Visco. He is the Founder
Featured Artist: Magtillt Laan Van Thiel
Contemporary art in conversation with history: Magtillt Laan Van Thiel
Featured Artist: Kim Bernadas
Today’s Featured artist is Kim Bernadas. Currently in an exhibit
Art Book Group: Next Read, The Bicycle Logs of Walter Anderson
Please join us to read this exciting new release! The
Featured Artist: Sandra Burshell
Today’s Featured artist is Sandra Burshell. She is preparing to
Featured Artist: Ronna S. Harris
To contact Ronna S. Harris through her website please visit
Featured Artist: Jamie Chiarello
Today’s featured artist is Jamie Chiarello. She can be found
Call for Submissions! Accepting Submissions for New online Art Gallery & Arts Journal
The Fine Arts Preservation Society of New Orleans invites submissions from visual artists and arts writers
Connect with Art/Connect with Us
Connect with us! The Fine Arts Preservation Society of New
Summer Seminar Announcement: Art Collections Management. (One week sessions available for 4 consecutive weeks)
Learn Art Collections Management this Summer, Coming in July 2024
Daily Demonstrations with each class, Alla Prima Outside!
The Mississippi River Batture in Winter. Oil sketch on prepared paper, 4″ x 9″. Saskia Ozols. Class demonstration, Fine Arts Preservation Society of New Orleans. Alla Prima, Outside, 2024.
A Carnival Read for ART BOOK group. The Naked vs. the Nude. Discussion of “The Nude: a Study in Ideal Form,” by Kenneth Clark. Meeting after Mardi Gras.
Rembrandt, 1647. Oil on Linen. 76.6 cm × 92.8 cm (30.2 in × 36.5 in) Collection
A wonderful event! Thank you for your support and participation!
Auseklis Ozols stands in the Colton Fine Arts Gallery before
Come Take a Class with Us…Art is Long, Life is Short!
Art is long, life is short (Hippocrates) Join us to
Alla Prima: Outside! Painting the Landscape-Quick Studies
Please join us to explore painting alla prima outside! Also
Figure Painting: Alla Prima. January 2024, now registering 5 week sessions
Learn to paint the figure alla prima. What does that
Imagination & Art
“a reproductive synthesis of imagination belongs to the transcendental acts
Sacred Geometry, Aesthetics, and the Art of Expression: One Day Lecture/Class with Auseklis Ozols
Please Join us for this special one day class with
Adjustable Painting Aprons with Pockets!
Do you need a new painting apron? Look how pretty
Colour Theory: Practical Implications for Painting
Did you know that colour theory is a large part
Fleshtones: Mixing from Primary and Two Secondary Colors
Strengthen your painting in this short course on color mixing
Please join us for the New Orleans Art Association Annual Exhibition, October 7th, 2023
Auseklis Ozols, Icthus. Oil on Canvas. 34 x 48″ Available
Course Announcement: Figure Painting in Oil
Painting the Figure in Oil: Exploring The Thomas Eakins Method
We are now offering private lessons, we will come to you!
We are now offering individual, private lessons. We will come
Internship Availability Announcement:
Internships/Apprenticeships Saskia Ozols Assisting with Mural Preparation, 1990’s. Photo
Art Book Group, Second Read: “The Art Spirit” by Robert Henri
Please Join us on Wednesday, June 14th at 12:30 pm
Sign up for a one day art excursion! A great option for busy schedules.
In front of the Boston Public Library on Copley Square,
New Orleans Museums, Art Collections, and Artists.
Join us at 4 Different Locations to investigate the
Art Book Group! Fine Arts Preservation Society of New Orleans
What a fun first meeting of our art book group
New Orleans Beaux Arts: Generational Artistry in the Work of Gretchen Howard and Emilie Rhys
By Saskia Ozols, originally written for the French Quarter Journal:
Drawing the Antique at the New Orleans Museum of Art, 2024 dates.
Please join us in the New Orleans Museum of Art
Join Our Book Group ! 1st Read: Concerning Spirituality in Art by Vassily Kandinsky, Wed. April 19th, 12:30 pm. Uptown.
Join The Fine Arts Preservation Society of New Orleans to
New Orleans Artists Present a Celebration of Diversity and Place, the Renegade Artist’s Collective. (Originally Published by The Uptown Messenger)
Article originally published by Uptown messenger, New Orleans. By Saskia
Frances Swigart: New Work (Originally Published by the French Quarter Journal 02/10/2022)
https://www.frenchquarterjournal.com/archives/frances-swigart-new-work by Saskia Ozols, Originally published by the French Quarter
Lin Emery: Ruminations
*This Article was originally published by the Southeastern College Art
The Art of Observation: Paintings by Phil Sandusky
*This article was originally published in the New Orleans Art
Franco Alessandrini: Italian Master Sculptor and His New Orleans Studio
*This article was originally published by the French Quarter Journal
Xico Greenwald: Paintings, on the Table
*This article was originally published as the exhibition essay for
Painting the Pandemic: Carol Peebles Draws our Current Reality While Channelling the History of Realism.
Today’s mask mandate as seen in a figure drawing studio
Featured Artist: Jennye Stubblefeild
2020 has been an especially challenging year for visual artists
Object Lesson: Winter White,Peonies by Auseklis Ozols
This painting of peonies demonstrates one of the most sophisticated
Artist Member Spotlight : Available work by Auseklis Ozols
We are pleased to share that Distinguished Artist Member, Auseklis
Artist Member Spotlight: Ryan Landry, New Work. Provincetown, MA.
Painter, Playwright, and Practice/Preservation member, Ryan Landry https://www.ryanlandryfactory.com/about presents a
Re-Framing Artwork from Multiple Perspectives as a Vital Learning Tool
Re-framing artwork to include multiple perspectives is now one of
Conference Postponed until Spring/Summer 2021
Our conference will be postponed until the late spring or
What is Art and Why Does it Matter?
To be learning something is the greatest of pleasures not
Call for Paper Proposals: Upcoming Conference, 2020
The International Institute for Fine Arts Practice, Research, and Preservation