| Author | Message | ||
  FLRON |
I took a four day workshop with Joe. He's a nice guy and very humorous. He tells a lot of stories. His methods are exact and rather tight. We painted a horse, a profile of a old man, and a backlit landscape. They all turned out fine, but the work was difficult. He covered a lot of material in his demos. It wasn't a workshop for a beginner. I learned some new techniques I can use in almost any painting. He likes to take a lot of pictures, and he had a slide show of his photos. He (like most instructors) had his "pet" paints and brushes(which he sells). He does demand absolute quiet during the lecture portions of his workshop. Hey why not. I don't want to spend hundreds of dollars only to be annoyed by some yahoo who can't keep his mouth shut. I go to the workshops to learn all I can learn from these nationally known people. Also, due to the large number of people attending the workshop, we didn't get much personal attention. If you are looking to paint realism, he's your guy. | ||
victoria |
Oh, Mary Lou. Thanks for the information. It sounds perfect . You just never know. I love his stuff, but that doesn't always translate into liking the methods of teaching. Victoria | ||
Mary Lou |
I attended a four day workshop with Joe last year. It was easily the most rewarding workshop I ever took, because it provided exactly the information I needed, but it is a very specific sort of experience. Joe gave us all the same photo to work from, no options. Then he demonstrated, step by meticulous step, how he would approach the subject. There was a great deal of technical information - which brush, why, which colors, why, how much water, how long will the surface be wet enough etc. etc etc. He expected the students to have a serious approach, hence the no talking. If you are attending to "get looser", or "express yourself", this is not the place. However, if you are relatively new to wc and need answers to specific questions so that you can move along in your own work, I don't see how you could do better than this. | ||
Suzy T |
I've never studied with Joe but I think he'd hate my methods. I have the TV on in my studio, I talk to my cat, I have three employees working, walking by, asking me questions, and Im on the speaker phone with my 5 year old grandaughter...all at the same time when I work. I also work on location at shows yakking with all the people there. I have actually turned out some my best work while at shows, talking and demoing,... But I do see the point of quiet in a workshop...not everyone is multi-tasked. | ||
Victoria |
Speaking of workshops-----has anyone ever attended one by Joseph Fettingis? I am signed up for a two day one in May and am wondering what to expect. I do know that he doesn't allow any talking going on during the work sessions as he thinks it is distracting but to me (a quiet soul) that seems a sensible consideration. Anyone with any actual experience with him? Victoria |
