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5th International 2008/2009 ARC Salon Competition Results

The Art Renewal Center is proud to present the award winners and finalists in our fifth International ARC Salon®: Competition. This year we had well over 1600 entries from 30 different countries.

Once again the quality of work submitted to this year's competition is living proof that the great traditions of representational painting, drawing and sculpture are alive and those who would seek guidance can find the support and tutelage necessary to master them. With so many quality entries, we found it necessary to add a semi-finalists tier to help narrow the field before the final choices were made and we will be listing the semi-finalists at the end of this Salon posting.

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Best in Show
$10,000
Hiroshi Furuyoshi
Julien
Oil on Canvas
63.7 x 63.7 inches
This year's Best in Show with an honorarium of $10,000 has been awarded to Hiroshi Furuyoshi of Japan for his painting, Julien. The First Place Awards for $2,500 each were awarded to:

Figurative category - Oleg Radvan for Anna;

Still-Life - Jeffrey T. Larson for Reflections;

Landscape - Nobuhito Tanaka for Behind Ghirardelli;

Sculpture - Mike Magrath for Lot's Tribe; Pieta;

Drawing -Ricky Colson III for Cindy and Zuzu;

Together with 3 Awards in each of the 5 Categories, plus the addition of 4 Chairman's Choice Awards and 5 ARC Staff Awards and Purchase Prize Awards, the allotted prize amount in this year's ARC Salon® has totaled more than $70,000.

If you are interested in submitting work for the 2009-2010 ARC Salon®, keep an eye on the ARC website for upcoming announcements.

From all across the world the very best of the best artists are now here for your viewing pleasure. We invite you to celebrate with us in honoring all of our Finalists and Award Winners for the incredibly high quality and timeless beauty found within this exhibit. On behalf of our Chairman, Fred Ross and everyone here at the Art Renewal Center a well-deserved congratulations is extended to all of our award winners and participants. We thank them for their dedication to the upholding of artistic traditions and values sought by ARC and wish them continued success in all their artistic endeavors.
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See Restored "La Vierge aux Anges" by William Bouguereau, Now in the ARC Museum


The ARC Museum now has two image files for William Bouguereau's popular work, La Vierge aux Anges. Our original image of the painting predates the cleaning by the Getty Museum for their show: Adolphe-William Bouguereau: An Introduction 2005- June,2006.

Click here to view the old version
Click here to view the cleaned painting

Click here for information on the restoration.


La Vierge aux Anges, 1881
by William Bouguereau
after restoration

posted at Thursday, July 02, 2009

A Letter of Support

Mr Ross,

I am so glad that I found your ARC. I can't tell you how exactly I share your sentiments. I just read your statement on the impression that Bouguereau made upon you when you first encountered his work. I had precisely the same experience (though it was an online gallery of his work, not one particular piece), and it reinforced my suspicions that his work, and work like his, was being depreciated by the professional art community for reasons I didn't understand. Frankly, I still don't understand it, but I particularly appreciated your statement...
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posted at Saturday, June 27, 2009

ARC Living Master Anthony Ryder at LIAFA


ARC Approved™ LIAFA, the Long Island Academy of Fine Art presents a Drawing Workshop with
ARC Living Master™ Tony Ryder
August 13-15
LIAFA, Riverhead Studio
40 West Main St. Riverhead, NY 11901
631-603-5514
www.liafa.com


Anthony Ryder Long Island Workshop

posted at Tuesday, June 23, 2009

LAAFA Begins Summer Quarter July 6


ARC Approved™ Atelier LAAFA - Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art will start their summer quarter July 6.
Sculpture and Technology Workshop
Instructor: David Simon July 25th-26th
Process of Sculptural Creation Workshop
Instructor: David Simon August 7th-10th
Figure Painting Workshop and Demo
Instructor: Steven Assael September 23rd-27th
LAAFA Classes and workshops: www.laafa.org

LAAFA Summer Sessions

posted at Tuesday, June 23, 2009

ARC Approved™ Waichulis Studio Releases DVD from the Drawing Clinic


ARC Approved™ Waichulis Studio is very pleased to announce the official release of its first instructional DVD.
"...for the first time on DVD, you can see how each Waichulis Studio artist's training begins."
Visit the Waichulis Studio website: www.thewaichulisstudio.net for more information or Click Here for the TWS Drawing Clinic page.

Waichulis DVD on Drawing

posted at Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Michael Grimaldi and Ted Seth Jacobs at ARC Approved™ BACAA

Michael Grimaldi Figure Painting Workshop
August 17-28th
ARC Living Master™ Ted Seth Jacobs Master Class-Restructured Realism
November 15, 2010-February 11, 2011
Click here for workshop information.
Michael Grimaldi and Ted Seth Jacobs ARC Living Master™ at BACAA
Echo
by Ted Seth Jacobs

posted at Monday, June 15, 2009

Craig Blietz Workshops at ARC Approved™ Kewaunee Academy of Fine Art

ARC Approved™Atelier Kewaunee Academy presents KAFA Artistic Director Craig Blietz on 4 consecutive Saturdays:
“Portrait Painting” August 8, 15, 22, 29-9am-4pm
For workshop information and registration contact: Norma@kewauneeacademy.com
920-388 4391

posted at Monday, June 15, 2009

Grand Central Academy Sculpture Competition Results

ARC Approved™Atelier Grand Central Academy has announced the results of the 2009 Classical Figure Sculpture Competion
Click here to view results.



posted at Monday, June 15, 2009

A Letter from Moscow

Dear Mr. Ross

Few years ago I discovered ARC site and since then became an avid follower
of ARC ideas. Thank you very much for supporting the true ideals of the
classic art.

I'm an artist living in Moscow, Russia. My friends are mostly artists too
and I discovered that while many of them want to follow the classic art
ideals, almost no one knows that classic art is still popular and there is
even a market for it. Mass-media keep feeding us with stories about another
Pollock's bird-poop sold for millions or stupid installations winning the
so-called "modern art" competitions.

I'd like to promote ARC ideas in Russia - the homeland of the great classic
artists. There are quite a lot of modern painters here having one of the
best academic educations and it's a pity that art scouts largely ignore
them. Look for example at the beautiful painting attached to this email - I
believe that such artists deserve a lot more than brief expositions in
obscure Moscow galleries.

I would like to propose to open ARC site in Russian - be it artrenewal.ru or
as a part of artrenewal.org. This will help you and the Western public to discover
great unknown artists and will help great Russian artists to find a market for
their work. I know some folks who painted breathtaking academic stuff turned
to abstract "art" just to make a living...

I can translate everything (most important articles at first) into Russian.
Please let me know what you think about this.

Thank you very much for ARC site - it helped me a lot and I believe that if
it will be translated into other languages we united can kill the "modern
art" chimera.

--
Best regards,

Sergey

posted at Sunday, June 14, 2009

Atelier School of Classical Realism Featured in American Artist


An article about ARC Approved™ Atelier, Atelier School of Classical Realism of Oakland, California is featured in the Spring 2009 Edition of American Artist Workshop Magazine. Profiled by American Artist Magazine editor-in-chief M. Stephen Doherty, the article proceeds to describe the taking of steps toward stronger drawings & paintings in Atelier studies by using the sight-size method of measurement and linear shape construction, plus a three-step process of tonal development to describe lighting and atmosphere. The Atelier takes care to limit the size of class enrollments so that students may profit from more individual guidance when learning traditional procedures.

Atelier School of  Classical Realism

Atelier School of  Classical Realism

posted at Thursday, May 28, 2009

David Bowers is now an ARC Living Master™

David Bowers is now an ARC Living Master™.

...Bowers' paintings incorporate modern themes and ideas. There is always a message in his work. For him the idea is the most challenging and rewarding part of the painting. Symbolism is a main ingredient in his work.
Bowers' work has been included in several group exhibitions at the Halcyon Gallery in London, including an international show at Harrods entitled, "Art of Living." David shared the spotlight with such luminaries as Rembrandt, Chagall and Warhol.
David Bowers is an ARC Living Master™
Bad Day in Toyland
by David Bowers
After a very successful one man show titled, "The Human Condition" in 2005 and several other shows in London for the past seven years at the Halcyon Gallery, Bowers decided he needed to be represented in his home country of the United States and is currently being exhibited at the Klaudia Marr Gallery in Santa Fe, NM.

Bowers' paintings are in many private collections throughout the United States and Europe as well as The Museum of American Illustration in New York and the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC. .

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to view the new David Bowers Gallery.

posted at Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Robert Liberace at ARC Approved™ Southern Atelier

Robert LiberaceARC Approved™ Southern Atelier presents Robert Liberace:
A Special Reception, Portrait Unveiling and DVD Release Signing
Wednesday, May 20, 2009 - 6:30PM
The event is open to the public and complimentary for those who are participating in the Workshop.
Robert LiberaceOnly a few spaces are left for this 4 Day Workshop: " The Classic Figure - A Modern Approach"
Instructor: Robert Liberace
May 18-21st, 2009 9:30AM-4PM
For workshop registration contact: mimmi@thesouthernatelier.org  (941) 753-7755

posted at Friday, May 08, 2009

"Picasso Undone" by Fred Ross

"Teaching and information can add to the depth of understanding of great works of art, but they are great initially by their ability to capture the soul and imagination of the viewer, without thousands of words to instruct us on how to deny the evidence of our own senses and to deny our innate sense of truth and reason."
Click Here for the entire article, the third installment published by Epoch Times on Mr. Ross' address to over 700 portrait artists, gallery owners and members of the press at the Metropolitan Museum in New York during the American Society of Portrait Artists (ASOPA) Conference in 2001.

posted at Friday, May 08, 2009

Angel Academy of Art has New Website

ARC Approved™ Atelier, Angel Academy of Art, Florence has announced their new website:

VISIT www.angelartschool.com

posted at Monday, May 04, 2009

ARC Approved™ Angel Academy Annual Exhibition

Student Exhibition at Angel Academy of Art in Florence

posted at Monday, April 27, 2009

Jeffrey R. Watts is now an ARC Approved Living Artist™

Jeffrey R. Watts, Director of the ARC Approved™ Watts Atelier is now an ARC Approved Living Artist™.
Jeff's oil paintings have won numerous awards including First Place Portrait category and Second Place Landscape category from the Artist's Magazine, two consecutive Second Place Awards at the Salon International Exhibition, an Honor Award and an Award of Exceptional Merit from the Portrait Society of America, 3 Awards of Excellence from Oil Painters of America and 3 Top 100 Awards from Arts for the Parks among others.

Click here
to view the new Jeffrey R. Watts Gallery.

posted at Friday, April 24, 2009

About Bouguereau


The French artist Bouguereau was the greatest of the 19th century academic painters. I have always been in awe of this artist. He was as fine a technician as any painter who has ever lived. His design skills were incredible and his color though restrained, makes his figures seem alive. I think his ability to paint the figure and the color of flesh is unmatched by any other artist who has succeeded him.Portrait of the Artist by William Bouguereau
Portrait of the Artist
by William
Bouguereau
Click Here to read the rest of the article.

posted at Thursday, April 16, 2009

5th International 2008-09 ARC Salon® Competition Catalogues Available for Preorder

ARC Salon Catalogues, with their beautiful color reproductions of the ARC International Salon Winners, are eagerly awaited for each year and treasured as collections of today's masters.

The 5th Annual ARC Salon was once again a demonstration of the will of artists dedicated to representational work. Art Renewal Center® is at the helm of the effort to provide necessary training for dedicated artists, no longer willing to study only theories and "styles" beloved of the modern art establishment.
There were so many deserving entries which one could simply not ignore that an extra listing of semi-finalists was created to list their names in appreciation of their skill.
ARC Salon Catalog
Cover Design in Progress
5th ARC Salon Catalogue
In this year's catalogue, ARC Chairman, Fred Ross' speech to the American Society of Portrait Painters delivered at the Metropolitan Museum of Art will be included in its entirety:
"Mr Ross was interrupted at least 10 times to thunderous applause or peals of laughter, as he blasted Modernism and its chief icons, Picasso, Mattisse and DeKooning, with some of the most biting, yet truthful satire that has ever been heard in those sanctified halls."
Click here to read this speech which has been read by over 100,000 people each year and has become required reading in countless art courses around the world.
  • This beautiful Catalogue measures 8.5 x 11 inches
  • With over 85 pages and perfect bound
  • More than 200 images of award winning work
  • Complete exhibitors listing
  • Click Here to Preorder your 5th ARC Salon Catalogues NOW

    posted at Monday, April 13, 2009

    John Angel Article on Painting Method

    We are pleased to publish An Outline of the Method Used to Paint the Live Model at the Angel Academy of Art, Florence, Italy that has been contributed to ARC, showing step by step the process that Angel Academy students use to achieve their excellent results.
    The Artist's Model

    Click Here to view the Online Demonstration

    posted at Saturday, April 11, 2009

    Letter from Denmark

    Dear Fred Ross

    I’ve just finished reading the 6 pages of ARC philosophy and I’m amazed and very grateful.
    You are describing to the point what I have been quietly holding in my heart for 20 years of painting. The idea that something is wrong. I have felt so alone with my thoughts for so many years, I have felt wrong, different, difficult and outside when being the child crying that the emperor is not wearing any clothes. So thank you, thank you, thank you for putting it out there and for making me feel that there is a point in going on - and also for giving me new energy to keep believing in art.

    Bruno MacDonald
    In Denmark

    posted at Saturday, April 11, 2009





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