This is an extraordinary once in a lifetime opportunity to study with instructor and mentor of artist Tony Ryder. These Master Programs are designed for advanced artists and serious students* Follow the light and learn the style of human form in the Figure and Portrait Likeness and Structure Programs with world renowned artist Ted Seth Jacobs.

Ted will teach you a unique knowledge base not available from any other instructor. Ted will interact educate inspire and enlighten each student. Participate in the classical realism tradition and learn the skillful discipline of observation. Follow the artful method of observation from the model to paper. Learn the techniques that will offer you a unique and strong foundation in your art journey.

~Ted Seth Jacobs~
Artist Statement to BACAA and future Art Students interested in studying Realism.

"What is needed today is a new interpretation of visual reality, a new artistic realist vision.
The realism I see now is largely a skillful rehash of Nineteenth Century styles. It is too simplistic and formulaic. Art cannot go forward by walking backward. In fact, reviving 19th Century styles will strengthen the Anti-Realists' contention that realism is a dead.
Realism is not dead; it has been the artists' dynamism that died.
Restructured Realism (RR) has assimilated the past tradition and carried it forward.
Our essential subjects are Light and Form. RR analyses in depth the actions of light, and breaks down its gradations to a granular size. RR raises the illusion of the brilliance of light to a higher level. Light is Color! The world doesn't look like a dark brown painting.
Each change of value requires a corresponding change of hue and chroma.
Paintings done with a limited palette cannot suggest the limitless range of Nature.
RR carries the analysis of form, which is the study of structure, to a higher level than in the past. It breaks down structures from the largest, to very small. All structural shapes are analyzed as modified by their actions. You will feel as if you are seeing into the inner workings of Nature. The flow of Life!
RR applies general principles to very specific instances. It looks for the closest possible match that paint can create, to what is seen.
RR is essentially a science of perception. It is a vehicle, or vocabulary. It empowers you to make Art, to create a new vision appropriate to the Information age."

“Special emphasis will be given to getting a likeness. For a good likeness, it is necessary that every part of the face is a portrait, that every form expresses the character of one unique individual. This begins with the special shape of the subject's head, and extends to the smallest structures. We will analyze the structures and actions of clothing and drapery. Whatever has the attribute of movement contains structure. Often neglected, the dynamics of clothing and drapery are very important for portrait and picture making.” Ted Seth Jacobs 2007

Author of "Light for the Artist" (1986) and "Drawing with an Open Mind" (1985).

Biography: Ted Seth Jacobs


*The Uniqueness of the Human Individual
Three Month Intensive Portrait Painting Program
November 10, 2008- February 13, 2009
Cost: $8200
No Partial payments accepted
Two payements of $4100 are due by the specified dates. No partial payments accepted.
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