Marvin Mattelson's Workshop Schedule Announced

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Marvin Mattelson  - Portrait of Lin Rogers, founder of Rogers Electric  -  oil on linen, 44 X 32 in.

After taking a much needed sabbatical from teaching to catch up on a back-log of portrait commissions, Marvin Mattelson is once again offering drawing and painting workshops this summer.  From June 6th through the 18th, he'll be teaching Portrait Painting in Cleveland, Ohio;  in July, he'll be offering the same workshop in Atlanta, Georgia, from the 10th to the 23rd;  and in August, Mattelson will be teaching Portrait Painting from the 1st through the 13th, and Portrait Drawing, from the 15th through the 19th in New York City.  For more information, please visit Mattelson's website.

Cleveland, Ohio  -  Portrait Painting Workshop -  June 6-18

Atlanta, Georgia -  Portrait Painting Workshop -  July 10-23

New York City     -  Portrait Painting Workshop - August 1-13

                               Portrait Drawing Workshop - August 15-19

More than a decade ago, I left illustration, and found I had more time available to take art courses just for the sheer pleasure of painting and learning.  The very first teacher I sought out was Marvin Mattelson, whose work was very familiar to me through my college days of perusing the Society of Illustrators Annual, in which Mattelson frequently won awards for his paintings.  More importantly to me, I was also familiar with the work of his students, who had been taking awards in the juried student show at the Society of Illustrators, while I had been at my school wondering why I was not receiving the training I had expected. Obviously, Mattelson was a teacher who knew how to get results from his students, and once I was older and had the opportunity to study under him, I signed up for his Portrait Painting classes in New York.

What was most remarkable to me is how much information Mattelson covered in just the first day of class.  After the disappointment of my university art education, it was a pleasant surprise to find an instructor who actually taught.  Information which I spent years uncovering on my own, was explained in the matter of a few hours in Mattelson's class.  I quickly realized that he applied the same meticulousness to his instruction as he did his paintings, and it was his love of his subject and of teaching which drove him to be the best he could be as an educator.  I highly recommend Mattelson's classes and workshops.  (see my earlier post on Marvin Mattelson's methods)

I am not the only former student of Mattelson who feels indebted to his instruction.  To read testimonials by other students, please visit the Feedback section of Marvin's website.