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Events

January 2012

We welcome a new group of full-time and part-time students for the new year. May it be a year of creativity for all!

February 1, 2011

Allana Benham presented a seminar class at Ubisoft Montreal on Image Analysis and Visual Interpretation.

Dec. 30, 2010

Portrait Painting Demonstration: At the Artists' Workshop in Simcoe, Ontario

Eric Mannella painted a portrait from a live model, while Allana Benham drew the same model in charcoal and pastel during an evening session. Many thanks to everyone who attended our demonstration, and to Dorothy and Arnold Shaw for organizing the event.

December 23, 2010

Congratulations to Paul Wyse for winning the 2010 Portrait Competition of the Portrait Society of Canada.

We are so proud of your many accomplishments since your time in our studio, including your recent appearance on Star Portraits on Bravo Televesion, painting Jim Cuddy of Blue Rodeo. Well done! We wish you continued success in your artistic career.

Saturday December 4, 2010 : 8pm

Chamber Concert with Classical Guitarist Ioana Gandrabur

Thanks to all who joined us for this wonderful performance. We would love to do this again in the new year.

Visit her website here / Watch her perform on YouTube here

November 2010

Allana Benham was named as a juror for the 15th Annual Members' Exhibition for the Pastel Society of Eastern Canada, which was on view from November 5-14, 2010 at Maison Ogilve in Montreal. The quality of the work was very high, and choosing the winners was not an easy task. Many thanks to Suzanne Godbout for this honor, and to the other judges, Francois Casavant and Kathryn Trainor.

New Classes

Portrait Painting in Oil

This course will feature a variety of approaches to painting the portrait from life. Currently offered Fridays.

Constructive Anatomy I: The Human Body - 4 weeks

This course gives a strong foundation for anyone interested in drawing the human figure in dynamic poses from imagination. These classes are open to anyone who has completed Cast Drawing, Anatomical Drawing, and at least 8 weeks of Life Drawing.

Constructive Anatomy II: The Human Head- 4 weeks

A course focusing on the proportions, expressions, and muscle structure of the human head.

Memory Drawing : 4 weeks

A specialized course which improves the visual memory and perception with memory exercises. Open to students who have completed Cast Drawing.

October 22,2010

Lecture and Demonstration at Algonquin College, Ottawa

We were pleased to return to Algonquin College to discuss the Atelier, our personal artwork, and do a portrait demonstration for students and faculty. Special thanks to Natasha Mazurka for orgainizing this event.

L'ART DU NU

FIFA

Eric Mannella was featured in L'Art du Nu, a documentary film which explores the nature of relationships between artists and life models. It premiered in Montreal at the 25th Anniversary Festival International du Film sur l'Art (FIFA) March 8 - 18, 2007, and has been shown nationally on CBC, ArtTV, and Bravo.

Links

Atelier Montreal : blog from the instructors at Atelier de Bresoles

Galerie de Brésoles : our affiliated gallery in Old Montreal

ARTISTS

Eric Mannella : artist's website

Allana Benham : artist's website

Sir William Orpen at the Tate Gallery, London : Eric Mannella is a relative of this important portrait artist.

Jane Benham Hay : Allana Benham is a relative of this important 19th century woman artist

ART MATERIALS

Kama Pigments : High quality paint and materials, located in Montreal

EDUCATION AND RESEARCH

Musee des Beaux-Arts, Montreal : Our local museum. Friendly to artists, and the permanent collection is always pay-what-you-wish.

The National Gallery, London : High-resolution images of works in the gallery's collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York : An encyclopedic collection of works from around the globe

The Minassian Collection of Persian, Indian, and Mughal Miniatures at the John Hay Library, Brown University written by Allana M. Benham. A catalogue and image database of an important collection of miniature paintings dating between the XIV and XIX centuries.

The New York Academy of Art