Shelli Alford
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PSoA Conference The Art of The Portrait 2014
Shelli Alford | September 12, 2014Every time I go to the PSOA conference I have more fun and learn even more than the year...
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Christie’s auction house to a Morphine drip
Shelli Alford | May 26, 2014Sooooooo Tuesday, (I’m always in NYC on Tuesdays for my GCA, Colleen Berry Structure Drawing class.) I came early...
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New Workshops with Colleen Barry
Shelli Alford | May 18, 2014I have been taking Structure Drawing with Colleen Barry every Tuesday since November 2013 at the Grand Central Academy in...
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Odd = The Establishment
Shelli Alford | May 2, 2014The most exciting part of this conference for me was a panel with Odd Nerdrum and Roger Scruton. Wow!...
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Loved TRAC 2014
Shelli Alford | April 19, 2014Coming to the TRAC conference I was expecting something quaint, small, and struggling to get established. This is only...
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Why I am fast forwarding my posts
Shelli Alford | March 2, 2014Hey everyone, I finally finished the Ryan Brown posts. It only took me more than 6 months.. Haha! I’m...
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Ricky Majica comments on Palette layout, Asphaltum and Lead Paint
Shelli Alford | January 13, 2014Ricky Mujica is a friend and mentor of mine. He critiques my work, gives me assignments and provides thoughtful...
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Ryan Brown’s Premixing Theory and a Visit With His Family
Shelli Alford | January 9, 2014A few years after the Florence Academy Ryan Brown received the very prestigious Hudson River Fellowship. That fellowship allowed...
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Paint Effects & An Art School in Paris
Shelli Alford | January 6, 2014Ryan gave a lot of great information about colors and painting mediums at his workshop: which ones to use,...
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Ryan’s Advice on How to Make Your Work Less Sucky
Shelli Alford | January 2, 2014One thing I have learned about workshops in general is that I am not there to impress anyone. I...