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Max Ginsburg Oil Painting Workshop

June 2 @ 9:00 amJune 6 @ 4:00 pm

$900.00

Max Ginsburg Oil Painting Workshop

“I choose to paint realistically because I believe realism is truth and truth is beauty. I derive an aesthetic pleasure in skillfully done realistic drawings and paintings. I believe that realism can communicate ideas strongly and it is this communication that is extremely important to me.” – Max Ginsburg
If you are an oil painter looking to level up your game, then join us for this week long intensive workshop taught by Max Ginsburg.  Mr. Ginsburg is a true contemporary master of realism, and has an extensive career in teaching.

Class Outline:

The workshop is 5 days long from June 2 – 6, 2025
Monday – Friday 9 am – 4 pm
We will be painting from life with a variety of live models.  The instructor will give painting demonstrations daily and critique each student’s work daily.  We will develop our painting skills and carefully and sensitively observe the model posing in order to paint them realistically.  Our goal is to capture the character, individuality and expression of the model.
We will begin with head study portraits and then paint figure studies.
The instructor will lecture and show slide presentations of Old Master paintings and the instructor’s paintings.  An exhibition of Mr. Ginsburg’s paintings will be shown concurrently with the workshop, so students will have plenty of opportunity to study his work closely.
A supply list for workshop will be posted soon.
Space is limited to 16 students.
The fee for the workshop is $900 and should be paid in full prior to the start of the workshop.  Anyone who wishes to pay in 2 installments can email us hello@thespaceforart.com

About the teacher:

Max Ginsburg has taught drawing and painting at the High School of Art & Design (1960–1982), the School of Visual Arts (1984–2000), and The Art Students League (1997–2000, 2008–present). He has exhibited widely in commercial galleries but has recently sought public venues to reach a wider audience with his message to promote realism in form and content. Recent solo shows were held at the Butler Institute of American Art (Youngstown, OH, 2011), the Salmagundi Club (New York, NY, 2011), and the Martin Luther King Labor Center (New York, NY, 2008). His War Pieta, Bus Stop, and Foreclosure were included in a group show touring six museums in China (2012, 2013).

In 2016, Mr. Ginsburg had a retrospective exhibition in the High Line Gallery Loft in Chelsea, and in the Coppini Academy of Fine Arts in San Antonio, Texas. In 2017, he was invited to FACE (Figurative Art Convention & Expo), where he gave a demonstration on painting from life and a powerpoint presentation of his paintings (1956–2017).

Among his many awards are the Grand Prize at the Portrait Society of America Painting Competition, 2015; the California Art Club’s Presidents Gold Medal for the Advancement of Traditional Fine Art, 2013; the Best in Show at the Art Renewal Center online competition, 2011; the Phillip Desind Award at the Butler Institute Midyear Exhibition, 2008; the Collectors Prize at the Butler Institute Midyear Exhibition, 2007; Best in Show at the Salmagundi, Non-Members, 2006; Purchase Prize at the Art Renewal Center, 2005; the Christopher’s Award, 1991; and the Gold Medal at the Society of Illustrators, 1984. From 1980 to 2004, Mr. Ginsburg was one of the leading illustrators in America. For more information, visit www.ginsburgillustration.com.

Mr. Ginsburg attended the High School of Music & Art, Syracuse University (B.F.A.) and City College of New York (M.A.). However, his skill and artistry as a realist were not taught in the schools he attended but were learned from his father, Abraham Ginsburg, a portrait painter.

For more information please visit his fine art website: www.maxginsburg.com.

Details

Start:
June 2 @ 9:00 am
End:
June 6 @ 4:00 pm
Cost:
$900.00
Event Category:

Organizer

the Space
Phone
929-630-4808
Email
hello@thespaceforart.com

Venue

The Space
356 Bloomfield Ave, loft #2
Montclair, NJ 07042 United States
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Max Ginsburg Oil Painting Workshop
This ticket reserves your spot for the weeklong oil painting workshop with Max Ginsburg on June 2 – 6, 2025.
$900.00
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