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Kevin Macpherson and Matt Smith demonstrate their skills
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (November 12, 2008) – The Scottsdale Artists’ School hosted a successful demonstration with two of America’s foremost landscape painters, Matt Smith and Kevin Macpherson this past weekend. The demonstrations were held across the street from the school at the Stagebrush Theatre on Saturday, November 8th. Matt Smith kicked off the day at 9 AM and painted until 12 Noon. There was a catered lunch by Arcadia Farms in the school’s courtyard with a few hours for the participants to relax and socialize. After lunch wrapped up, Kevin Macpherson began his demonstration at 2 PM and it ran until 5 PM.
Immediately following the artists’ demonstrations, the Scottsdale Artists' School hosted a private wine and cheese reception for the artist’s and the participants, where Smith and Macpherson’s work was exhibited and sold.
The creative juices kept rolling through Sunday for a Coffee & Critique session at 9 AM. During the critique, students enrolled in both demonstrations were able to submit a digital image ahead of time for Smith and Macpherson to review and share feedback.
The event was a great success and all participants took away some wonderful insights from the demonstration and memories of the weekend.
For more information about this event, call the school at (480) 990-1422 or visit the web site at www.ScottsdaleArtSchool.org.
* Additional Hi-resolution images of Matt Smith and Kevin Macpherson’s artwork are available upon request.
About Scottsdale Artists’ School
Founded in 1983, Scottsdale Artists' School is a non-profit art institution located in the Arts District of Scottsdale, Arizona. Dedicated to artistic enrichment, the School teaches the fundamentals of representational art to artists and aspiring artists who attend the School from all 50 States any many foreign countries. With a visiting faculty of about 140 of the nation's best teaching artists, the School offers over 200 workshops and classes a year to approximately 3,000 students with all levels of competency in oil painting, watercolor, pastel, sculpture, and drawing.
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Hours are 8:30 am to 5:00 pm weekdays and 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Saturdays. Admission is free and open to the public. Scottsdale Artists' School is located at 3720 N. Marshall Way in the Scottsdale Arts District (SW corner of 2nd Street and Marshall Way). Free parking is available in the school's parking lot
For more information call the school at (480) 990-1422 or visit the web site at www.scottsdaleartschool.org.
About Scottsdale Artists' School
Founded in 1983 by a group of artists and community leaders, Scottsdale Artists' School is a non-profit school of traditional
fine art offering workshops and courses in oil painting, drawing, watercolr, pastel and sculpture. The School attracts
more than 3,000 students each year from all 50 states and many foreign countries.
Supported by Arizona Commission on the Arts with funding from the State of Arizona and National Endowment for the Arts. Funding also provided by Scottsdale Cultural Council and Scottsdale League of the Arts.