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I have been drawing and painting for more than 30 years. I became interested in art at a very young age and was always so excited to get new supplies to experiment with! I was never without a sketchbook and I was constantly drawing and sometimes the drawings were left in the sketchbook and other times they developed into more in-depth ideas and detailed images. I began studying art in undergraduate school and completed my degree at Parsons School of Design in Fine Arts & Graphics. I am skilled in both dimensional and 3-dimensional art (mosaics, sculpting and paper creations).
I love teaching and I am passionate about art education. While in college, I rounded up the local kids and taught them to paint in a make shift studio in my home. I knew one day I would have my own classroom filled with budding artists, crayons, paints, clay, scissors, paper in a rainbow of colors and more! I have been involved in many non-profit programs in NY and NJ and I am a major factor in educating the young. I am currently the program director at a non-profit art enrichment program in Holmdel, NJ.
After college, I worked for 12 years in Manhattan, working my way up to an art director. In 1985 I moved to NJ and in 1990 had my first child. I started to freelance in art locally and have illustrated children's books, designed logos, created 3-dimensional art for displays and more! I traveled through Europe and visited places like Italy, France, and Amsterdam where I was inspired to do a series of watercolors of my travels. I still work in the field of graphic design and hold a position as an art director, but my true passion is teaching art to budding artists.
My approach to tutoring and teaching art is to explore one's imagination while learning classic drawing techniques. A variety of media such as pen, pencil, charcoal, colored pencils, markers, watercolors and oil pastels are introduced and whatever else you might be interested in! Students are encouraged to make visits to museums as well as learning the history of art. I hope to integrate a fun-filled approach to learning creative arts. There is an artist in all of us just waiting to bloom. Most important our objective is to have fun and get inspired!” My students range from ages 9 and up.
I also specialize in tutoring students for preparing portfolio for college admissions. SEE MY BLOG FOR COURSE DESCRIPTION.
I'd be happy to send you samples of my own artwork as well as references.
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