:::☆★Sweetbee★☆:::

April 28,2007.  R.A. class is almost over>_<NONONO~

今天是Ryman Arts的倒数第二节课，T.T下星期再一次就上没有了，TAT我还没有上够...
三个月怎么过得这么快，=A=我好喜欢那个班，好喜欢那些同学还有老师，>_<.
每次去那里上课都很开心的～=u=老师教学方法很好，同学也都很厉害。
～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～

Anyway，今天上课很好玩～=v=哈哈～又来了Guest Artist---Jim Morphesis
哈哈，我看到他第一眼的时候超级兴奋的～>口<因为，因为我“认识”他！
他就是上上次来的那个Guest Artist- Kent Twitchell 画的其中的一张壁画里的人～（就是下面特写的那张）



=v=哈哈，结果今天他来我们班老师几乎都不用做介绍了，=v=我们一看到他，几个人就摆壁画里他摆的那个POSE,
=V=然后老师就说,"haha, right, he is the freeway guy~>V<"

Jim的画给人感觉很自由很自然很潇洒很印象派很有趣～
～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～
Jim Morphesis
Birth: 1948, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Education: Tyler School of Art of Temple University, Philadelphia, 1966-70 (B.F.A.). California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, 1970-72, (M.F.A.).

Residence: New York/Los Angeles

Teaching: Claremont Graduate School; Otis Art Institute; Los Angeles City College; Los Angeles Pierce College; CSU Northridge; Immaculate Heart College; California Institute of the Arts, Valencia; Pasadena City College.

Major Awards: Los Angeles County Museum of Art Young Talent Purchase Award, 1983. Louis Comfort Tiffany Award, 1985.

Gallery Affiliations: Tortue Gallery, Santa Monica; Works Gallery, Costa Mesa; Marianne Deson Gallery, Chicago; Hal Katzen Gallery, New York.

Museum Collections: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; San Francisco Museum of Art; Lanai Foundation, Los Angeles; Philadelphia Museum of Art; Oakland Museum of Art; San Diego Museum of Art; Santa Barbara Museum of Art.

Dramatic, compelling, powerful and passionate; these are words often used to describe the work of well-known artist Jim Morphesis. Morphesis made his reputation from his intense paintings of the male torso, derived from the image of the crucifixion, an omnipresent element in his art to this day. The artist was raised Greek Orthodox and often attended church with his grandmother. 

"As a child, one of the earliest and most impressive images that I can recall was this painting above the altar, of this guy, brave and vulnerable, nailed to a piece of wood. The interior [of the church] was decorated in a traditional Byzantine style, filled with icons and other really unusual paintings, so it was opulent and very lush," remembers Morphesis. 

The influence is evident, as his work has been described as that of a cross between ancient Greek sculpture and Orthodox Byzantine decoration – producing a kind of powerful "California Raphael." 

Morphesis’ expressionistic figurations deal primarily with the heroic and tragic figures found in Scripture and classical mythology. With a tendency to repeat the same physical stance of his torso subject matter, his work has preserved its strong emotional intensity yet continues to evolve. Through the years, the spiritual theme of Morphesis’ work has remained, although changing stylistically. The work has ranged from precise rendering to a more physical, gestured approach. 
The paintings, varying in size, have utilized colors ranging from earthly to brilliant. 

When asked what it is that motivates him, Morphesis replies, "Passion." The emotion is clearly evident in the work, as his art is sure to strike a cord with all who see it.

Morphesis has been seen in more than 30 one-man exhibitions since 1972, and his work can be seen in numerous museum and corporate collections. Some of these include, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Bloom, Hergott, Cook, Diemer & Klein, and Bank of America. 

～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～
×0×听Barbara他现在在PCC教书(如果我暑假要去那里选课，正好他是我老师就好了。=w=)
～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～
后来来了个很PL的Female Model, yea, figure drawing again~^U^
画了20个 30Sec. Pose, 一个20Min. Pose.
=3=她的Pose都超级PL。=U=画起来很开心～
=v=Life Drawing有点点小进步，OYE，继续加油！