Todd M. Casey - Fine Art

During the month of November I was fortunate enough to draw and paint with the night students at The Guild Atelier. I'm posting some of the drawings of the students that were done, along with the Demo I did for some of the students. The first image is Kevin Wueste, the second is Irvin Rodriguez and the third is my demo.

So every year I submit a piece to go into a show in my hometown Museum, The Whistler House Museum. The Museum is the birthplace of James McNeil Whistler and provides the city of Lowell Massachusetts with some beautiful art. Lowell is a city full of culture with is wide diversity. I like to give back to the city as much as I can, so I usually put a piece or 2 in the Annual Members Show. This year, I won second place for my piece "Acorn Squash". Its very rewarding for me to win in my hometown as it gives my family a chance to see what I do. I'm attaching a link to the show. If you are ever in the city, drop by and see the Museum. Their collection consists of many good artists ranging from John Singer Sargent, to Arshille Gorky and and some beautiful William McGregor Paxson. My favorites are the Aldro T. Hibbards known mostly as a "Rockport Artist". http://www.whistlerhouse.org/ http://0322b53.netsolhost.com/000/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=

I was fortunate to do a Dean Cornwell copy at the Society of Illustrators this last August. I was given to 6 hours session to get as far as I could, as they were very busy this summer. The name of the image was "Golden Hands" painted by Cornwell in 1923, the prime of this career. Many thanks to Eric, Richard and Anelle for giving me the opportunity! Todd

Here are some one day paintings that done with Max Ginsburg. They are about 3-4 hours and done ala prima with Max's palette. I've studied with Max off and on, in his studio and also at the Art Students League in the summers. He is a very dedicated teacher who cares so much for his students. I would recommend him to everyone who is serious about painting.

Well, here is the last Tuesday before they close for the month of August. Will be missed dearly!

I"m posting a few shots (though very crappy shots) of the figure painting that I did in Doug Flynt's workshop. I highly recommend it to anyone who needs to learn how to control their color, or just wants to learn to paint the figure. I was struggling mightily with color, and his color strings helped me big time. I'll try to post the palette later on. Todd

So in the Fall of 2010, Camie Davis, Eric Stengel and I will be joining forces to open up the Guild Atelier in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. We will be teaching an Atelier style program. There will also be a Narrative Painting portion for advanced students to study. We are all excited and looking forward to the energy we can all bring to our school. I will be teaching Monday and Thursday nights: 6-9 pm Figure Drawing and Painting and Cast Drawing and Painting Here are links to the school, www.theguildatelier.org www.theguildatelier.blogspot.com Keep you posted on updates, or follow the blog!

Here are some quick Caricatures of people in the crowd at SI tuesday night.

Here is one of my last figure paintings at the GCA. Was a great experience, and came, so so close to finishing this one. I'm also posting the poster study.

Here are some sketches over the last year from the Society of Illustrators. Its a great value for students at 7 bucks. You get 2 models, and live Jazz and 3 hours of sketching. Poses run from 1 minute, to 20 minutes.

Here is one of my first portraits in Color... More to come... Todd

Here is a new still life...

I'm working on a few things at home, here is a portrait...

Here is Novembers Grisaille Painting... It is painted with a neutral string of greys over a underpainting of Raw Umber...