Monday, September 7, 2009

"DESSERTS" -Volume #23 - Instructional DVD by Hall Groat II

In Desserts (volume #23) Hall introduces several classical techniques for painting a variety of delicious baked foods. Featured are five 11"x14" demonstrations, including a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, French cruller donuts, half-moon and chocolate chip cookies and a slice of apple pie on a plate with a fork. Within the two-hour DVD are stunning close-up shots of Hall's classical oil painting techniques and views of his studio as he discusses his paintings at different stages.

Hall has taught art for over twenty years, and currently is a Professor of Art at a college in New York. ARTNews Magazine critic, Gerard Haggerty, states that Hall Groat II's still life paintings evoke the big picture that we call art history, including painters like Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, Edwin Dickinson, and his teacher Lennart Anderson." Collectors of his work have expressed that the work is "Alive, full of grace vitality and beauty, capturing light that is sublime in nature."

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