Folding Chairs
by Sharon Sprung
Sharon Sprung teaches Contemporary Realism, figure painting in oil from the model. There is an emphasis on drawing skill and a basic understanding of anatomy, movement, psychological force, light and shape, rich paint, color and the use of correct value relationships in creating an expressive work that has strength and presence. There is a special focus on personal critique for the individual student. Lecture and demonstration will stress the specific fundamentals of painting, illustrated by works of significant artists, both past and present. Sharon Sprung attended Cornell University and studied at The Art Students League and the National Academy of Design. Her most recent exhibitions include a one-person show at Gallery Henoch in September of 2008, inclusion in the Smithsonian-Outwin Boochever National Portrait Competition of 2006, and a three-person show at Henoch, part of the Gallery Salute to the 130th Anniversary to the Art Students League. She is an invited artist to the Cecilia Beaux Forum’s first exhibition honoring women whose work elevates modern portraiture and figurative art at the Butler Museum in 2010. Her painting has also had many other solo exhibitions and been included in numerous group and museum shows across the country. She is represented by Gallery Henoch and Portraits, Inc in New York City. Her work can be found in numerous private and corporate collections, including AT&T, Bell Labs, Chase Manhattan Bank, Hobart and Smith College, Packer Collegiate Institute, Princeton University, Scott Bennett, Shearman & Sterling, the Federal Court House in New York City, and the U.S. House of Representatives. She has also taught both drawing and painting at the National Academy School and Museum of Fine Arts for the past twenty years. In addition to her classroom teaching, The Artists Network has produced two new instructional DVD’s by Sharon: “Understanding Values in Skin Tones” and “Painting Facial Features.”
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