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Events

December 2012

Allana Benham's Suspension Series and Views of the Lachine Canal are on view at Cafe Veritas at 480 Bvld. St. Laurent in Old Montreal. Please visit when you are in the neighborhood, and enjoy some of the best coffee in the city.

April 2012

Congratulations to our student Lesley Mccubbin for her acceptance into the prestigious BP Portrait Competition. Her entry, Robin, will be on view at the National Gallery in London through September. Great work!

Congratulations to our students Aayush Lal for his acceptance to the animation program at Concordia University, and to Cassandra Galette for her acceptance to Dawson College. We wish both of you every success in your artistic development.

February 1, 2011

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

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.

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) 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