3Kicks Fine Art Studio

Glen Orbik's head drawing class has been postponed to Jan. 21st.

2012-01-12T23:40:00.000-08:00

There are few openings for this class. To sign up, please email us at 3kicksfineartstudio@gmail.com or call us at 626. 466. 5043.

Dynamic Sketching - Postponed

2012-01-10T14:28:00.000-08:00

Dynamic Sketching by Gary Meyer has been postponed a week. It will start on Jan. 17th.
There are still openings for this class. For more information, please contact us at 525.466.5043.

3Kicks Winter term Jan. 9th

2012-01-05T18:03:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year!!!

3Kicks Winter term will start next week Jan. 9th!!!
Have you sign up yet?

For more information about our classes, please visit us at http://www.3kickstudio.com/

Recap of Bill Perkins landscape painting workshop 2011

2011-12-10T18:27:00.000-08:00

Loren's painting

This one is by Phil

This is Alice's first landscape painting!

Bill Perkins' work

Linh's work

This one is by Mary Beth

Thank you Bill Perkins for such a great painting workshop! :)

Winter 2012 brochure (Jan. 9th)

2011-11-30T13:05:00.000-08:00

Dynamic Sketching - New class by Gary Meyer !!!

2011-11-16T14:26:00.000-08:00

We have a new class Dynamic Sketching by Gary Meyer in our Fall term starting Jan. 9th, 2012.

Class description:

This course consists of lectures, demonstrations and painting. The instructor demonstrates the rendering of various objects, landscapes, seascapes, city scapes and costumed figures in acrylic paint. The students paint based on principles discussed in class.

For more information, please visit us at http://www.3kickstudio.com/

3Kicks First Faculty Exhibition opening (Nov. 5th, 2011)

2011-11-07T19:40:00.000-08:00

First 3Kicks Faculty Show

2011-10-26T23:09:00.000-07:00

3Kicks would like to invite you to our first 3Kicksfaculty exhibition. The exhibition will have 15 artists' works(total around 45 pieces of artwork).

The artists:
Amy Yung
Bill Perkins
Charles Hu

Dan MacCaw
Edgar Sliva
Gary Meyer

Glen Orbik
Joseph Todorovitch
Richard Morris

Sergio Sanchez

Mark McDonnell

Sean Cheetham
Steve Huston

Tim Tien

Tim Solliday

The opening of the exhibition will be on Nov. 5th (Saturday) from 7pm to 10pm. The 64 pages catalog for this exhibition will be available for sale at the opening. If you would like to have the artists sign it, don't miss the opening!!!

Here is the link to the gallery and the exhibition http://www.gallerynucleus.com/gallery/exhibition/329

Mark your calender and come join us!!!

Best,

Charles Hu
Amy Yung

Blue Canvas X Launch Event (Oct. 13th)

2011-10-21T22:41:00.001-07:00

Mike Hernandez Landscape Painting Workshop Oct. 21, 22, 23

2011-10-19T21:42:00.000-07:00

Mike Hernandez is doing a 3 day landscape painting workshop at Concept Design Academy this week!!! To sign up, please call 818. 669. 4657 or email concept@conceptdesignacad.com

3Kicks is sponsoring Bluecanvas launch event - Oct. 13th

2011-10-06T13:04:00.000-07:00

3Kicks will be sponsoring Bluecanvas launch event on Oct. 13th. Charles Hu, Edgar Silva and Mark McDonnell will be doing live painting and drawing there from 6pm to 11pm. There will be some of our faculty's works exhibiting there as well. Come and say hi to us!!!

http://www.bluecanvas.com/launch-event

Creative Perspective class by Gary Meyer

2011-09-29T13:37:00.000-07:00

Do you want to learn how to create an environment in perspective? Gary Meyer's Creative Perspective will be the class for you.

Class description:
The purpose of this course is to apply perspective in the creation of environments, costumes, and structures as are used in entertainment design or for illustration design. This class is a
study of historic, modern and future costume, objects and structures. The class creates original designs using the structural limits of the period studied. The projects consist of drawings, using limited tone, from Ancient, pre-history, Medieval and Renaissance, Asian, Native American, African, Modern and Future.

3Kicks Fall term starts next week Oct. 3rd!!!

2011-09-27T16:31:00.000-07:00

New!!! Glen Orbik "From Gouache Head Painting to Picture Making"

2011-09-22T19:11:00.000-07:00

Great news!!! Glen Orbik and Laurel is teaching a new class at 3Kicks, "From Gouache Head Painting to Picture Making".

Description
From conception to finish, a comprehensive class. Gouache, used opaquely for finished illustration, is also an excellent training tool for oil and other mediums (even digital).
Beginning with a strong emphasis on the Head, instructors will also demonstrate & guide the students through the step by step procedures of Picture Making. The process will include the use of Photography (lighting & directing models), Composition, Thumbnails, and Color Roughs to craft better Story-Telling , all the way though to the finished portfolio piece. This fundamental procedure is applicable to both illustration & gallery work.

Students will work from photographs. For the beginning to advanced painter, previous tonal Head Drawing highly recommended. Instructor approval.
For more information, please visit
http://www.3kickstudio.com/class-information/

2011-09-19T18:32:00.001-07:00

Fall Term

10/3/2011 - 12/15/2011

10 Week Courses

Instructor	Course	Day	Time	Price
Tim Tien	Plein Air Landscape Painting	Monday	9:00 am - 1:00 pm	$560
Tim Tien	Still Life Painting	Monday	2:30 pm - 5:30 pm	$480
Edgar Silva	Beginning Figure Painting	Monday	7:30 pm - 10:30 pm	$480
Edgar Silva	Color & Composition Figure painting	Tuesday	7:30 pm - 10:30 pm	$480
Gary Meyer	Creative Perspective	Wednesday	7:30 pm - 10:30 pm	$480
Richard Morris	Tonal Figure Drawing (8 sessions)	Thursday	1:00 pm - 6:00 pm	$520
Richard Morris	Portraiture Drawing (8 sessions)	Thursday	7:30 pm - 10:30 pm	$384
Mark McDonnell	Imaginative Costumed Quick Sketch	Friday	7:30 pm - 10:30 pm	$480
Charles Hu	Gesture Drawing	Saturday	10:00 pm - 1:00 pm	$480
Charles Hu	Drawing & Anatomy	Saturday	1:30 pm - 4:30 pm	$480
Glen Orbik	Head Drawing	Saturday	5:00 pm - 8:00 pm	$480
Glen Orbik & Laurel Blechman	From Gouache Head Painting to Picture Making	Sunday	5:00 pm - 9:00 pm	$560

NEW! Richard Morris Portraiture Drawing class

2011-09-19T18:20:00.001-07:00

Check out Richard Morris' Portraiture drawing class at 3Kicks!!!
Day: Thursday Time: 7:30 - 10:30pm Fee: $480

Our Fall term classes starts on Oct. 3rd.
http://www.3kickstudio.com/class-information/

3Kicks' Fall term starts on Oct. 3rd

2011-09-08T18:38:00.000-07:00

3Kicks would like to announce our new classes we have for you in Fall term.

The new classes that have been added to our Fall schedule are:

Plein Air Landscape Painting class by Tim Tien
Portraiture Drawing by Richard Morris
Color and Composition Figure Painting by Edgar Silva
From Gouache Head Painting to Picture Making by Glen Orbik

We also have a Landscape painting workshop on Sept. 24 & 25th by Bill Perkins. Sign up early!!!

To check out our full schedule, please visit http://www.3kickstudio.com/class_schedule/

We are now accepting registration. To register, please fill out our enrollment form and mail it back to us along with your payment. http://www.3kickstudio.com/policy-registration/

Imaginative costumed quick sketch

2011-07-21T12:55:00.001-07:00

Dear students,

Our imaginative costumed quick sketch taught by Mark McDonnell's first class was being pushed back 2 weeks due to comic con. If you are still interested in enrolling, please contact us at 3kicksfineartstudio@gmail.com or 626.466.5043.

Summer schedule

2011-07-21T12:42:00.001-07:00

Hello Everyone,

Our website is currently down due to the switching of the hosting company. We apologize for any inconvenience we have caused you. The site should be back up in a few days. Here is our current schedule for your reference.

Summer Term

7/11/2011 - 9/19/2011

10 Week Courses

Instructor	Course	Day	Time	Price
Tim Tien	Still Life Painting	Monday	1:00 pm - 4:00 pm	$480
Edgar Silva	Beginning Figure Painting	Monday	7:30 pm - 10:30 pm	$480
Sean Cheetham	Advanced Portraiture	Tuesday	12:30 pm - 5:30 pm	$650
Sean Cheetham	Head Painting	Tuesday	7:30 pm - 10:30 pm	$480
Gary Meyer	Observational Perspective	Wednesday	7:30 pm - 10:30 pm	$480
Richard Morris	Tonal Figure Drawing	Thursday	1:00 pm - 6:00 pm	$650
Mark McDonnell	Imaginative Costumed Quick Sketch	Friday	7:30 pm - 10:30 pm	$480
Charles Hu	Gesture Drawing	Saturday	10:00 pm - 1:00 pm	$480
Charles Hu	Drawing & Anatomy	Saturday	1:30 pm - 4:30 pm	$480
Glen Orbik	Head Drawing	Saturday	5:00 pm - 8:00 pm	$480

Tonal Figure Drawing class by Richard Morris

2011-07-11T15:13:00.000-07:00

Tonal figure drawing class will be starting on this Thursday July 14th. To register, please call us at 626.466.5043.

3Kicks' summer term is here !!!

2011-05-31T18:04:00.000-07:00

Summer is here!!!
3Kicks Studio's summer term will start on July 11th. Please check out our new classes and workshops. http://3kickstudio.com/Classschedule.aspx

Mark McDonnell is teaching at 3Kicks this summer !!!

2011-05-17T14:17:00.000-07:00

Hi all,

3Kicks Studio is please to announce that Mark McDonnell will be teaching a new class st 3Kicks this Summer. The new class he will be teaching is Figure invention and gesture drawing for animation. It is a great class for students who want to be able to invent any figures out of their heads and able to get the gesture down with nice rhythm and flow.
Mark McDonnell is a top designer that has worked in a wide variety of skill sets such as character design, layout design, look development, graphic design, and as an instructor. He is currently instructing at The Walt Disney Company on the subject of gesture drawing. He has worked for a wide range of studios that include: Walt Disney Feature, Disney Toon Studios, Walt Disney Television Animation, Pixar, Miramax, Fox, H.I.T. Entertainment, New Line, Mattel, Sony, Legendary Pictures, The Jim Henson Company, Big Idea Inc. and many more.

Please also check out Mark's works at http://markmcdonnell.blogspot.com/

Charles Hu's 3 minutes in gesture drawing class (5/7/11)

2011-05-17T14:15:00.000-07:00

Charles Hu's 3 minutes in gesture drawing class (5/7/11)

2011-05-17T01:00:00.000-07:00

Charles Hu's 3 minutes in gesture drawing class (5/7/11)

2011-05-17T00:50:00.000-07:00

Sean Cheetham's demo in advanced portraiture class (4/25/11)

2011-05-17T00:27:00.000-07:00

New Masters show

2011-05-06T17:32:00.000-07:00

Hi,

Don't miss this great exhibition !!! A group exhibition of works on the classical figure by contemporary artists Mary Jane Ansell, Sean Cheetham, Ron English, Benjamin Bryce Kelly, Miles 'Mac' MacGregor, Ann Marshall, Stephen Wright, and Jonathan Yeo, on view May 7, through June 4, 2011. A reception for the artists will be held Saturday, May 7th, from 8-11pm.

http://www.subliminalprojects.com/

Glen Orbik's head drawing class starting tomorrow May 7th

2011-05-06T17:26:00.000-07:00

Hi all,

Glen Orbik's class will start this Saturday May 7th, 5pm - 8pm. Have you signed up yet?
Please contact us at 626. 466. 5043 or just show up tomorrow.

Edgar Silva's Manuelita painting step by step

2011-04-20T15:45:00.000-07:00

Charles Hu Gesture Drawing & Drawing and Anatomy classes starts April 23rd

2011-04-15T00:16:00.000-07:00

Drawing & Anatomy

Gesture Drawing

If you would like to improve your figure drawing, these are the classes for you!
Contact us at 3kicksfineartstudio@gmail.com or 626.466.5043

Great art trip

2011-04-14T20:50:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone,
3Kicks would like to let you know that there is this great art trip conducted by Mark Giberson called No Boundaries Art. The destination is Isle of Arran, Scotland with Master artist Stan Sperlak. There are only couple spaces left, don't pass this great opportunity to travel to Scotland and paint the beautiful scenery. For more information, please visit http://www.noboundariesart.com/

Tim Solliday Landscape Painting Workshop Demo (4/9/2011)

2011-04-14T12:38:00.001-07:00

Tim Solliday started off the workshop with lecture and slide show at 3Kicks and then did a demo on location. It was a nice outdoor painting day. :)
P.S.: Thank you Spencer for the pictures.

Sean Cheetham Advanced Portraiture class and Head Painting class (starts on April 19th)

2011-04-11T21:40:00.000-07:00

Don't forget to sign up for Sean Cheetham's advanced portraiture and head painting classes at 3Kicks for this coming spring term!

For more information, please visit http://3kickstudio.com/class.aspx

Steve Huston 2 day painting workshop

2011-04-11T20:01:00.000-07:00

Dear friends and students,

My teacher Steve Huston who just recently won the gold medal prize "Best Painting in Show" for the 100th year California Art Club Annual Exhibition is coming to LA on 4/30 and 5/1 doing a two day figure painting workshop and one day figure drawing workshop. Please see the flyer and link for detailed information.

**FYI: The drawing workshop on 4/30 from 8:00pm-11:00pm at 3kicksstudio is almost full, only have a couple spots left.
The painting workshop hosted in Laguna College of Art and Design also has limited space available, so anyone who is interested, SIGN UP NOW!!! It will fill up quick too. You will need to register this one through Laguna College of Art and Design. Sign up detail is on the flyer.

Here is the link for the drawing w.s. at 3 kick:
http://3kickstudio.com/Events.aspx

This will be a very inspiring workshop for all level students if youwant to learn a solid ground on figure drawing or painting. Hope Iwill see you all there!!!!!

If you have any question about classes or workshop feel free to call us at 626.466.5043.

Best,
Charles Hu

Spring term 2011

2011-03-28T18:15:00.000-07:00

Hi all,

Our spring term schedule is out!!! Please check out the new workshops we have for this term. We have Steve Huston doing a drawing workshop on April 30th. Tim Tien is doing 2 still life workshops at 3Kicks as well. The still life workshops will involve both indoor and outdoor painting. Gary Meyer is back doing a creative perspective class. We are accepting enrollment now, sign up early!!!

www.3kickstudio.com

Tim Solliday Landscape Painting Workshop (4/9/2011)

2011-03-23T18:15:00.000-07:00

Please join us on April 9th for a day of landscape painting with Tim Solliday.
Sign up now !!!

Sean Cheetham's demo in Advanced Portraiture class (3/1/2011)

2011-03-18T16:40:00.000-07:00

Glen Orbik's demo in head drawing class 2/19/2011

2011-03-03T14:10:00.000-08:00

Tim Tien's demo in still life class 2/21/2011

2011-02-21T22:36:00.000-08:00

Rick Morris Tonal Drawing Workshop at 3Kicks (12/2010)

2011-02-15T00:07:00.000-08:00

Tim Tien Still Life class in session 2/7/2011

2011-02-08T00:21:00.000-08:00

Explaining how to approach the painting.

Doing demo on a sketch pad for a student.

Sean Cheetham's demo in the Head Painting class

2011-02-04T21:52:00.000-08:00

Sean Cheetham Head Painting class in session (Feb. 1st, 2011)

2011-02-04T21:42:00.000-08:00

Students were working hard in the class !!!

New Winter 2011 class info

2011-01-06T02:17:00.000-08:00

Winter Term

10 weeks courses

Jan. 10th 2011 -

Mar. 21st 2011

Special discount : 15 % off if you enroll in 3 classes or more

Referral discount: refer 1 - 2 students - 10% off one class

refer 3 or more students - 15% off one class

Class schedule

Timothy Tien - Still Life Painting
Monday 1:00 - 4:00 pm

Edgar Silva - Beginning Figure Painting
Monday 7:30 - 10:30 pm

Sean Cheetham - Advanced Portraiture Painting
Tuesday 12:30 - 5:30 pm

Sean Cheetham - Head Painting
Tuesday 7:30 - 10:30 pm Gary Meyer - Perspective Observational Drawing
Wednesday 7:30 - 10:30 pm

Richard Morris - Tonal Figure Drawing
Thursday 1:00 - 6:00 pm

Charles Hu - Gesture Drawing
Saturday 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Charles Hu - Drawing Anatomy
Saturday 1:30 - 4:30 pm

Glen Orbik - Head Drawing
Saturday 5:00 - 8:00 pm

Workshop

Tim Solliday - Landscape Painting Workshop April 9th 10am - 5 pm

For more info on the classes, please visit http://3kickstudio.com/class.aspx

New works by 3Kicks' faculty

2011-01-03T01:47:00.000-08:00

Tim Solliday - Landscape Painting Workshop

Sean Cheetham - Head Painting

Sean Cheetham - Advanced Portraiture

Charles Hu - Gesture Drawing

Charles Hu - Drawing and Anatomy

Richard Morris - Tonal Figure Drawing

Gary Meyer - Perspective Observational Drawing

Glen Orbik - Head Drawing

Edgar Silva - Beginning Figure Painting

Tim Tien - Still Life Painting

Please visit here for faculty's info http://3kickstudio.com/aboutus.aspx

Happy Holidays!!!

2010-12-22T02:47:00.000-08:00

Hello Everyone,

Ho Ho Ho ...
A happy and prosperous New Year to all of you.
May we all be seven times better off at this time next year !

The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other. ~Burton Hillis

Sincerely,
Charles Hu
Amy Yung

New Winter 2011 schedule

2010-12-15T00:26:00.000-08:00

Hello,

3Kicks wants to start with saying we hope everyone had a great 2010.

With 2010 almost coming to the end, new year is just around the corner = Winter term for 3Kicks is starting soon. Our Winter term will start on Jan. 10th and our registration has started already.

For information on classes and registration, please visit our website at

3Kicks wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Joseph Todorovitch 12/4 &12/5 2010

2010-12-14T23:46:00.000-08:00

On the first day of workshop, Joseph started off with introduction, questions and lecture.

Above are some of the images of the demo Joseph did on the first day of the workshop. Students get to paint along with him after the demo.

Joseph continued on his painting on the next day. A fun two days workshop.

James Gurney Lecture

2010-12-08T22:40:00.000-08:00

Back in October, James Gurney, creator of www.dinotopia.com and the creator of the best art blog on the internet was at 3Kicks doing 3 of his lectures. Students learned a lot and gained some insight into James's world of art thanks to the founder of Atelier Marchant, Matt Marchant.
These were what he covered:
-Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist
-Color and light
-Pioneers of Plein Air

Richard Morris Tonal Drawing Workshop - FREE !!!

2010-10-01T14:57:00.000-07:00

Good news !!!

3Kicks Fine Art Studio is hosting a free Tonal Drawing workshop by Richard Morris for people who would like to learn more about figurative drawing.

Workshop description: Fundamental concepts such as construction, anatomy, and accuracy will be stressed. However, the main focus will be on understanding light, manipulation of value for the sake of composition, and the editing of visual information to express an overall concept. The goal will be for students to take their life drawings to a higher level of finish, but more importantly develop a method which suits their personal vision.

Date: Dec. 18th 11am - 6pm
Space is limited, sign up early!!!

Please contact us at 626. 466. 5043 or 3Kicksfineartstudio@gmail.com

Joseph Todorovitch Painting Workshop

2010-10-01T14:16:00.000-07:00

Joseph Todorovitch will be doing a workshop for 3Kicks on Dec. 4th & 5th. It will be a great opportunity for students to learn from this highly sought after artist.

Space is limited, sign up early !!!
For more information, please visit http://3kickstudio.com/Events.aspx

Head Drawing by Glen Orbik

2010-09-15T18:50:00.001-07:00

This head drawing class is for all level of students. It is a class that focuses on draftsmanship, designing both 2D and 3D elements together, with special emphasis on idealization. The tonal approach stressing shapes, values, and edges is excellent training to help students make the transition from drawing to painting as well sharpening the skills of those who already paint and draw.

There are only a few spots open for this class, to sign up, please contact us at 3kicksfineartstudio@gmail.com or 626. 466. 5043.

Glen Orbik, a student of Fred Fixler and the Reilly method, continues to follow Fred's precepts and has been drawing, painting, and illustration for over 20 years, Known for his dramatic paintings often emphasizing chiaroscuro, his subjects include everything from Film-Noir to super heroes, pin-ups to Rockwell style situations. His clients include Sony, Universal, Warner Bros., DC and Marvel Comics, Subway Restaurants, Clampett Studios and TSR. Among his book covers for Avon, Berkley, Random House, Tor, Del Rey, and Hard Case Crime and images for Ray Bradbury, Stephen King, and Star Wars.
http://orbikart.com

Charles Hu Gesture Drawing

2010-09-14T15:41:00.001-07:00

Charles Hu's Gesture Drawing class is starting this Saturday Sept. 18th. This class is still open for enrollment. Don't miss this great class!

In this Gesture class, we will be focusing on gesture, rhythm, action, and the harmony within the pose to give drawing a more “rhythmical” instead of a stiff look. The class also will stress on using line weight to show tension, weight, and balance using model as reference to exaggerate the action within your drawing to have a more expressive and energetic look. Poses in this class range from 3 minutes to 10 minutes.

Please email us at 3kicksfineartstudio@gmail.com or reach us at 626. 466. 5043.

Still Life class by Tim Tien

2010-09-14T14:26:00.000-07:00

Our Still Life class by Tim Tien has been postponed to Sept. 20th. Don't miss this chance to sign up for this class. It is an excellent class for any level of artists. It is a great class to learn about composition, colors and proportion. It is a class which will help students to understand light and color, relationship of form and space and the elements of composition. For more information on the class, please visit us at http://3kickstudio.com/class.aspx

Tim Tien's bio - Tim decided to be an artist late in life and studied the art of oil painting intensively for over 5 years with many renowned artists that can be traced back to the lineage of the old master and the Russian impressionist. Although Tim's training is strongly grounded in the representational and figurative style, he said he takes inspiration more from artists such as Van Gogh; Cezzane; Matisse, Picasso and Michaelangelo - the sculptor, as well as being influenced by the spirit of Chinese brush painting.
Tim has participated at numerous national exhibitions and plein air events across the US, and he had been hornored with 1st place awards and Best of show from them. Tim has been invited or juried into exhibitions such as the International Fine Art Fair; the Biannual Show of the California Art Club; the annual Gold Medal Exhibition; the Annual Salon International Exhibition; the Carmel Art Festival: the San Luis Obispo plein air event and many others. Tim was invited to serve as Juror for the 16th biannual Blinn House show of the CAC. He is also an Artist member of California Art Club.
http://ddrips4.blogspot.com/

Brochure!

2010-08-29T12:41:00.001-07:00

3Kicks Fall 2010 Schedule of classes now available!!!

2010-08-11T14:18:00.000-07:00

Fall 2010 Schedule Released!

Join us beginning September 13th for an all new slate of courses and some new Instructors like,

Joe Weatherly: Animal Drawing

Richard Morris: Advanced Figure Drawing

Joseph Todorovitch: Figure Painting Workshop

... And of course the great Faculty we've had.

Sean Cheetham: Head Painting and Advanced Portraiture

Charles Hu: Anatomy and Gesture Drawing

Edgar Silva: Intro to Oil Painting

Glen Orbik: Head Drawing

Gary Meyer: Perspective

Timothy Tien: Still Life Painting

Amy Yung: Portfolio Preparation

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Class Schedule

Fall semester

10 weeks courses

Sept. 13th 2010 -

Nov. 21st 2010

Special discount : 15 % off if you enroll in 3 classes or more

Referral discount: refer 1 - 2 students - 10% off one class

refer 3 or more students - 15% off one class

Timothy Tien Still Life Painting
Monday 1:00 - 4:00 pm $480

Edgar Silva Beginning Figure Painting
Monday 7:30 - 10:30 pm $480

Sean Cheetham Advanced Portraiture Painting
Tuesday 12:30 - 5:30 pm $650

Sean Cheetham Head Painting
Tuesday 7:30 - 10:30 pm $480

Gary Meyer Creative Perspective Drawing
Wednesday 7:30 - 10:30 pm $480 New!

Richard Morris Advanced Figure Drawing
Thursday 1:00 - 6:00 pm $650 New!

Charles Hu Gesture Drawing
Saturday 10:00 am - 1:00 pm $480

Charles Hu Drawing Anatomy
Saturday 1:30 - 4:30 pm $480

Glen Orbik Head Drawing
Saturday 5:00 - 8:00 pm $480

Joe Weatherly Animal Drawing
Sunday 12:00 pm -3:00 pm $480 New!

Workshop

Joseph Todorovitch 2 Day Workshop

Dec. 4th and 5th 11:00 am - 6 pm (1 hour lunch) $275

Marshall Vandruff Sequential Art workshop hosted by 3Kicks Fine Art Studio

2010-07-21T15:30:00.000-07:00

Thursday, July 1, 2010
Sequential Art Course with Marshall Vandruff
Atelier Marchant
www.marshallart.com
Friday thru Sunday
Aug. 6th-8th 11am-6pm each day
Cost: $295
Hosted by 3Kicks Fine Art Studio
55 Waverly Dr. Suite #109
Pasadena, CA 91105

This course is for anyone who tells stories with pictures. We begin with the old wisdom about what makes a character interesting and a story worth telling, then we get into how to compose and arrange pictures to make a story emotionally powerful. Whether you are designing shots for a film, pages for a children's book, or panels for a graphic novel, you have two problems: making the story clear, and bringing it to life. We will study how great masters of pictorial storytelling use their craft to move an audience's emotions.
Click here to sign up or to check if this course is now open for registration.
This is a three-day Intensive course

SESSIONS & TOPICS Character
Development Types, Casting,
Complexity & Transitions
Story
Development Structure, Unity, Reversals,
Tension & Timing
Shot Design Camera, Image, Shot Structure,
Clarity & Impact
I've taught this course over thirty times at Laguna College of Art & Design and (formerly) at Cal State Fullerton. I've also taught it to the cinematic team at Blizzard Entertainment. This is a boiled-down version of the course for professionals and beginners. The sessions will be packed with instruction, so be prepared to learn.
The first sessions are a concentrated, foundational course on storytelling. The final sessions are a concentrated course in sequential shot design. I will explain some differences between various media, such as illustrated books, graphic novels, comic strips and films, but I will emphasize the fundamental discipline behind them all: how to tell the story with pictures, not words.
Materials:
Bring a sketchpad and a mechanical pencil or pen or some other non-messy point media. No charcoal or dusty media or anything that leaves shavings.

Call Matthew Marchant @ 661.350.1579 to register. Or email marchantatelier@gmail.com.

Marshall's workshops are very popular so register soon! It will fill fast...

3Kicks Portfolio Development in partnership with Laguna College of Art & Design

2010-07-16T13:40:00.000-07:00

3Kicks is proud to announce the new partnership in portfolio development with Laguna College of Art & Design.

This partnership allows students who complete 3 of the following courses at 3Kicks to satisfy LCAD's Portfolio Development course.

Perspective Observational Drawing
Head Drawing
Drawing Anatomy
Gesture Drawing
Advanced Figure Drawing
Still life Drawing

For more information, please contact Laguna College of Art & Design at 949. 376. 6000 or 3Kicks Fine Art Studio at 626. 466. 5043.

Gary Meyer Perspective class - 1st day

2010-05-25T17:53:00.001-07:00

Gary Meyer 4 Days workshop updates

2010-05-15T12:30:00.000-07:00

May 15th & 16th Painting from live model

May 14th, 2010
Cityscape & airplane demos

May 13th 2010
Composition lecture

Head demo

Charles Hu Gesture Drawing Demonstrations

2010-05-05T21:23:00.000-07:00

Charles Hu Gesture Demonstrations. Charles Teaches Gesture Drawing on Saturdays from 9am-12pm... Spring 2010 Quarter starts May 22nd, 2010!!!

Charles Hu Anatomy Figure Drawing

2010-05-03T13:59:00.001-07:00

This is a demonstration from Charles Hu's recent Anatomy Drawing class. Charles is offering the Anatomy Drawing class this Spring quarter starting Monday May 17th.

Gesture Drawing demos by Charles Hu

2010-04-30T15:25:00.000-07:00

Gary Meyer 4 Days workshop

2010-04-02T20:40:00.000-07:00

Gary Meyer is back after a successful workshop he did at 3Kicks in 2008. It will be a 4 days workshop from May 13th to May 16th.

Time: May 13th & May 14th - 7:30 - 10:30 pm
May 15th & May 16th - 10 am - 4:00 pm
Fee: $320

Space is limited, please sign up soon !!!

Sean Cheetham's demo for Advanced Portraiture class

2010-03-25T15:05:00.000-07:00

Edgar Silva Painting Demonstration

2010-01-29T19:12:00.000-08:00

Here is a sped up Painting demonstration by Edgar Silva. Edgar teaches Beginning Figure Painting at 3kicks Fine Art Studio on Monday nights from 7:30-10:30pm

Gary Meyer Illustration Demo

2010-01-29T18:51:00.000-08:00

Here is a demonstration from Gary Meyer at a recent 3Kickstudio workshop!

2010-01-12T22:18:00.000-08:00

Hello Friends,

We are excited about the new year with 3Kicks Fine Art Studio and want to let you know about all the great classes we have coming up starting February 1st!

Here is our Winter 2010 Catalog

If you want to register for class or have any questions please give us a call at 626-466-5043 or email us at contact@3kickstudio.com

We are dedicated to offering you with art education that is practical and functional. Our goal is for you to be sound in your fundamentals in order to prepare you for any field of Art you may choose...

Please Don't hesitate to ask us any questions you may have!

Click here to download the Winter 2010 Catalog
Call to register 626.466.5043

Dan McCaw Lecture & Slide Presentation

2009-12-11T23:57:00.000-08:00

Sean Cheetham Demo

2009-12-11T23:32:00.000-08:00

Anatomy Demos

2009-12-07T22:40:00.000-08:00

By Charles Hu 2009

Gesture & Head Demos

2009-12-07T21:02:00.000-08:00

By Charles Hu 2009

Full body anatomy demo

2009-11-26T16:00:00.001-08:00

By Charles Hu

Dan McCaw Slide Presentation (Nov. 7th)

2009-11-12T15:27:00.000-08:00

Dan McCaw's lecture and slide presentation at 3Kicks attracted more than 30 people.

Dan gave people insight on how he approaches his paintings. He talked about principle of light using the asaro head.

Dan also talked about color, color harmony, design, composition and most importantly, how to find and develop individuality and creativity. At the end of the workshop, Dan also gave out his prints to everyone who attended the workshop. Everyone went home happy and inspired. :)

Sean Cheetham Painting Workshop

2009-06-24T19:21:00.000-07:00

Sean Cheetham, a very well established painter did a 2 day painting workshop on June 20th and 21st. This workshop focused on how Sean approach his personal gallery works from start to finish.

Sean explained what he likes to paint on and how he prepares the surface. Then he went on how he transfers his sketch on the board. He then demonstrates how he applies acrylic wash on the sketch first and then uses oil to paint on top of it.

Here are some pictures of his demo on live model on the second day of the workshop.

John Asaro Slide Presentation

2009-05-28T19:47:00.000-07:00

3Kicks were honored to have John Asaro came and did a slide presentation for us last Sunday. John Asaro is the master figurative painter known for his colorful and light filled paintings of the female figure. Here are some of his works:

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Asaro with Glen Orbik, Aaron Westerberg and his wife.

Asaro with Charles Hu

Sean Cheetham Painting

2009-03-20T12:00:00.000-07:00

Head Drawing

2009-03-14T15:33:00.000-07:00

by Charles Hu

Figure Drawing

2009-03-14T15:32:00.000-07:00

by Charles Hu

Torso Anatomy

2009-03-14T15:31:00.000-07:00

by Charles Hu

Legs, Arms, Hands & Feet

2009-03-14T15:30:00.000-07:00

by Charles Hu

Tim Solliday Landscape Painting Workshop Mar. 15 '09

2009-03-10T12:00:00.000-07:00

Hello all,

This is a reminder of the Landscape Painting workshop by the well known Plein Air artist Tim Solliday at 3Kicks Fine Art Studio on March 15th.
The workshop is on Sunday, March 15th from 10 am to 5 pm. Fee is $135 ($125 + $10 registration fee)

What this workshop is about: This workshop will concentrate on how to interpret light in nature with a strong emphasis on values and color. The objective will be a solid sketch that accurately depicts conditions of light, rather than trying to make pretty pictures.

About Tim: Born in Ottumwa, Iowa. Tim currently resides in Southern California, foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. Solliday has been featured in numerous magazines, including American Artist, Art –Talk, International Artist and Southwest Art . He was the subject of a front page Los Angeles Times feature. He was also featured in Southwest Artist and Western Art Collector in July 2008. Tim Solliday is a Signature Member of the California Art Club and a member of the Laguna Art Association. He is represented by Altermann Galleries and Auctioneers, Santa Fe, New Mexico, and New York City; Trailsides Gallery, Scottsdale Arizona and Jackson Hole, Wyoming; and Michael Hollis Fine Art, Los Angeles and South Pasadena, California. Solliday has participated in the Laguna Beach Plein Air Invitational since its inception, placing second in 2001 and third in 2000. He also placed first in the landscape category of the 1993 Oil Painters of America competition, as well as in the California Art Club’s 86th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition. Solliday was also a part of the 2008 Masters of the West at Autry National Center in Los Angeles, California.

Fore more information, please visit www.3kickstudio.com or 626. 466. 5043

Thank you.

Best,
3Kicks Fine Art Studio

Glen Orbik Head and Figure Drawing Workshop 2009

2009-02-26T19:04:00.000-08:00

Glen Orbik's head and figure drawing workshop at 3Kicks went very well. He came in with many of his original drawings and paintings and they were eye opening for the students. Many of the paintings were works he had done for his clients like Warner Brothers, Sony, Marvel Comic and DC just to name a few.

Here are some pictures of the demo he did on the live model.

Glen Orbik Workshop Feb 21 & 22 '09

2009-02-14T12:00:00.000-08:00

Glen Orbik Workshop Feb. 7 & 8 '09

2009-01-30T15:00:00.000-08:00

***Postponed until Feb. 21 & 22 '09

Hello,

The well known Illustrator and Figure artist will be doing a 2 day Head and Figure Drawing workshop at 3Kicks Fine Art Studio. In the workshop, Glen will explain and demonstrate from the model as well as critique students' work. The focus will be on draftsmanship, designing both 2D and 3D elements together, with special emphasis on idealization. The tonal approach stressing shapes, values, and edges is excellent training to help students make transition from drawing to painting, as well sharpening the skills of those who already paint and draw. For more information on Glen, please visit www.orbikart.com

Date of workshop: Feb. 7th 5 pm to 10 pm and Feb. 8th 1 to 6 pm
Fee: $260 ($250 + $10 registration fee)

For more information on the workshop, please visit our website : www.3kickstudio.com

3 Kicks Fine Art Studio Spring '09 Session Brochure

2009-01-03T12:00:00.000-08:00

Steve Huston Slide Presentation Dec. 12 '08

2008-11-23T15:00:00.000-08:00

Steve Huston Slide Presentation and Painting Demo at 3Kicks Fine Art Studio

Hello,

3Kicks Fine Art Studio is proud to present Steve Huston slide presentation and painting demo on Dec 12th. In this presentation, Huston will take you back in time to his earlier works and onto his most recent works explaining his approaches and inspiration for the first two hours. In the remaining hour and a half, Huston will take you step by step on how he approaches his gallery work using his photo reference during the painting demo.

Don't miss this great opportunity. Space is limited, sign up early!
For more information, please visit http://3kickstudio.com/Events.aspx or contact us at 626. 466. 5043

Gary Meyer Workshop Fall 08

2008-11-05T11:45:00.000-08:00

It was a great honor to have one of the most influential instructor, Gary Meyer from Art Center, came and did a workshop for 3Kicks. It was a great workshop and a very informative one.

One the first day of the workshop, Gary Meyer started off with a head demo explaining the light and shadow, color theory and forms.

After the head demo for warm up, Gary went on to his demo on live model. Everyone was eager to paint after watching the demo. :)

On the second day of the workshop, Gary did painting demos on cityscape and ocean.

Gary Meyer Workshop Nov 1 & 2 '08

2008-10-20T12:00:00.000-07:00

3Kicks Fine Art Studio is proud to announce the well known Art Center professor, Gary Meyer is doing a painting workshop at 3Kicks. Gary Meyer has worked on the first Star War movie in his earlier years of career. His clients also include major motion picture studios, theme parks, aircraft companies, advertising agencies, Apple computer, and Levis. He is a special advisor to the Illustration department chair at Art Center College of Design. http://garymeyerillustration.com

The workshop is on Nov. 1st and Nov 2nd. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.3kickstudio.com/ or contact us at 626 466 5043 or contact@3kickstudio.com

Bill Perkins Watercolor Painting workshop Oct. 12th, 2008

2008-10-15T14:27:00.000-07:00

Bill Perkins, a well known artist did a two day costume and landscape watercolor workshop at 3Kicks on Oct. 11th and 12th. Bill has worked as a concept artist, production designer, layout artist, art director and storyboard artist for companies like Walt Disney Feature Animation, Warner Brothers, Dreamworks, ILM, and 9th Ray Studio.

Bill started out the workshop with a slide presentation and explanation on values and contrast.

Time to do demo on live model.

On the second day, it was time to go out and do a landscape! Students met up at a park in Pasadena at 10am with all their gears.

Students gathering around Bill for a lecture under the sun.

3 Kicks Fine Art Studio Fall '08 Session Brochure

2008-09-01T15:00:00.000-07:00

Joseph Todorovitch Workshop Jun 20-22 '08

2008-05-28T12:00:00.000-07:00

Joseph Todorovitch Workshop
June 20th - June 22nd

Joseph Todorovitch is a young contemporary painter who has developed a reputation for his highly representational figure paintings. Joseph has just received the First Honor Award and People's Choice Award at the 2008 Portrait Society of American International Portrait Competition.
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His work is a culmination of these forces with a deep respect for the knowledge and sensitivities of the past. Joseph has been able to sift through the vast amount of information, be selective, and utilize what's necessary to achieve an impact that speaks about a personal experience with his subjects. His paintings emote, and convey a care and sensitivity that is reminiscent of the naturalist painters of the 19th century. Utilizing subtle value and temperature shifts, fine draftsmanship, and pure intuition, Joseph weaves a world of breathable air and psychological nuance in his work.

Description of workshop

Painting a figure from life and discuss choices for setting up the pose, composition, color harmony, lighting, pacing, and bringing the painting to a decent level of resolve. Joseph will explain his approach and demonstrate by painting along and illustrating his ideas about the approach. The workshop will consist of three six hour sessions in consecutive days. Previous drawing experience is highly recommended.

For more information, please visit http://www.3kickstudio.com or contact@3kickstudio.com.

Space is limited, please sign up early.

Dan McCaw Workshop May 25 '08

2008-05-26T12:00:00.000-07:00

3 Kicks Fine Art Studio Summer '08 Session Brochure

2008-05-14T12:00:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone,

I would like to announce the new fine art school, 3Kicks Fine Art Studio I opened in the center of Pasadena is going into our second semester. In this coming semester-summer (May 16th to August 10th), we have added more workshops and classes.

We are honored to have many great artists doing workshops at 3Kicks. Dan McCaw is doing a slide presentation on May 25th. Sean Cheetham will be doing a 3 day painting workshop on May 16th to 18th. We also have Joseph Todorovitch doing a 3 day painting workshop as well.
For our 10 week courses, I will be teaching a Figure Drawing class and a Head Drawing class. Edgar Silva will be teaching a Beginning Figure Painting class and an advanced Figure Painting Class.

For more information about our classes and registration, please visit us at http://www.3kickstudio.com or contact us at contact@3kickstudio.com

Best,

Charles Hu
3Kicks Fine Art Studio