Michael's landscape oil painting classes will continue this January through February at City Art, 1224 Lincoln St. in the Vista in downtown Columbia. To accommodate various schedules, 2 morning classes and 1 evening class will be offered. Each class meets once a week for 6 consecutive weeks. Morning classes are $200 each and limited to 8 students per class. The evening class is also $200 and limited to 10 students.
In each class Michael will discuss key fundamentals of choosing subject matter and developing a strong composition. He will also breakdown color mixing and demonstrate his step-by-step process of building color to successfully create a landscape painting in oil. References will be provided for beginning students and Michael to simultaneously work on paintings. Continuing students may paint from the references or choose their own subject matter. To reserve your space for any of these day or evening times, or for further details, call City Art at 803-252-3613 or click here: http://www.cityartonline.com/art-classes.
Class Schedule:
Monday, January 18- March 1
This class will meet once a week from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and will run for 6 weeks thru March 1. Class will not meet on Monday, February 15 but will resume the following Monday, February 22 and continue thru Monday, March 1. Fee: $200.
Tuesday, November 19- March 2
This class will meet once a week from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will run 6 consecutive weeks thru March 2. Class will not meet on Tuesday, February 16 but will resume the following Tuesday, February 23 and continue thru Tuesday, March 2. Fee: $200.
Thursday, January 21- March 4
This class will meet once a week from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will run 6 for weeks. Class will not meet on Thursday, February 18 but will resume the following Thursday, February 25 and continue thru Thursday, March 4. Fee: $200.
All of Michael's current line of reproductions on paper are now available on canvas. Similar to a giclée but less expensive, these canvas prints come varnished and stretched.
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Attention advertising agencies, real estate developers, designers, magazine editors and publishers: Many of Michael's images on this site can be licensed for print or web advertising use at a nominal fee. With the economy tightening and client advertising budgets shrinking, the use of fine art makes more sense than ever. Why use the same re-treaded stock photos over and over? Set your business apart while meeting your advertising needs. Magazines, printing companies, hotels, and real estate developers have all used Michael's previously painted images to showcase their businesses. Here are a few examples of how Michael's fine art was put to use for a variety of clients:
Spring 2009 Issue
When the editor of this magazine, published by the South Carolina Banker's Association,
decided to include an article entitled, Art Conveys Banking's Image
of the Community, in their spring issue, the author suggested contacting
Michael and securing usage of a suitable image. Michael's painting, Jekyll
Island View, fit the vertical format and was chosen for the front
cover.
Winter 2008- 09 Issue
Months prior to the planning of this South Carolina magazine's winter
issue, the advertising agency handling the layout suggested one of Michael's
paintings be used to feature their 40th Anniversary front cover. The
previously sold original, Wetland Respite, Kiawah Island,
was chosen from a variety of images available for publishing.
2008 Calendar Art
Professional Printers, in Columbia, South Carolina, commissioned 12 artists and
photographers to contribute their image-making skills toward the production of
an in-house calendar. My previously sold original, Last
Light, Wild Dunes, fit the correct format and was chosen to represent
the March, 2008 spread.
In 2002, Tim McKeever, art director for South Carolina Business magazine, came calling with a usage request for front cover art. An interior article spoke on the idea of improving and protecting South Carolina's environment. It outlined a plan to protect our quality of life and maintain that environment in the face of growth. The headline for the cover was to read: "An Environment For Success," so the image needed to reflect that idea. The final painting chosen was Michael's, Sunset over Bluffton.
March/ April 1999 Issue
The editors of this issue of the South Carolina Wildlife magazine
reviewed numerous images available for print before choosing Michael's painting, Shell Island Creek, for their front cover. Although front cover magazine
art normally requires a vertical format, this horizontal painting was chosen
to extend to the back cover as "wrap-around art."
Jacksonville, FLA
The Business Marriott location in Jacksonville was undergoing a major re-do of their hotel's interior and wanted to review images they could produce prints from. Nearly 200 rooms were being re-decorated and as a result Michael's three paintings, Marsh Light, Moonlit Marsh and Salt Marsh Tide were selected for printing. The two matching paintings, Marsh Light and Moonlit Marsh were made into limited edition prints and hung as pairs in rooms with queen beds. The larger image, Salt Marsh Tide, was made into an oversize limited edition print and placed in the rooms with king beds.
Charleston, SC
Some years later, the identical set of three images, Marsh
Light,
Moonlit Marsh, and Salt Marsh Tide were
used by Coldwell Banker O'Shaughnessy, real estate developers who were marketing
a limited number of heavily wooded, marsh homesites in a private community
called Croghan Landing. "Tranquil Marsh Views, Low Country Charm,
and Cool River Breezes," were all descriptions used accompanying Michael's
art, which printed on their promotional folders.
The re-designed Doubletree Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina has purchased 167 of Michael's Limited Edition Reproductions and have decorated the interior rooms of this landmark hotel on Market Street, in the heart of the city's historic, tourist district.
Two of Michael's original paintings were sold at this year's 25th Annual Auction for Heathwood Hall Episcopal School at their fundraising event held in the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center.
Two of Michael's original paintings were sold at McKissick Museum's 2009 Spring for Art Exhibition and Sale.