BOILER ROOM STUDIOS IS A SCHOOL OFFERING VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON COURSES IN THE FINE ARTS WITH A FOCUS ON DRAWING. DRAWING IS EXPLORED AS THE FOUNDATION OF ALL AREAS OF VISUAL EXPRESSION AND VISUAL MEDIA AS WELL AS A UNIQUE/STAND-ALONE AND VERSATILE ART-FORM.
WE OFFER A UNIQUE ON-LINE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR ARTISTS LOOKING TO DEEPEN AND HONE THEIR SKILLS WITH PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS TEACHING MASTER LEVEL COURSES. WE WANT EXCELLENT ARTS EDUCATION TO BE ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE TO STUDENTS AT ANY LEVEL OF THEIR ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT.
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UPCOMING
IN-PERSON WORKSHOP
The Portrait in Mixed Media
With Michael Grimaldi
August 11-15, 2025
Hudson Hall Opera House, Hudson NY
Every medium in an artist’s toolbox has inherent capabilities and limitations. In this five-day intensive workshop, students will explore synthetic and analytical approaches to compositional portraiture using a variety of techniques and materials in an extended pose. By combining wet and dry, transparent and opaque, traditional and contemporary materials, students will learn to strategically problem-solve and optimize the working characteristics and permanence of the materials they use. While expanding their understanding of the narrative potentials of contemporary portraiture students will be invited to subvert strict interpretations of drawing’s painting’s underlying definition and categorization.
During daily demonstrations and discussions, students will be introduced to a variety of monochromatic materials (including substrates, grounds, isolating layers, media and solvents, etc) and techniques that combine these materials without sacrificing permanence. Demonstrations will focus on tonal design in monochrome and will examine the impact of a wide value range on representation and visual storytelling.
$1,150.00
VIRTUAL COURSES
DRAWING FROM OBSERVATION with Michael Grimaldi
In this course, instructor Michael Grimaldi guides students through the fundamental and advanced strategies of drawing from direct observation.
The course is broken down into cohesive and comprehensive chapters addressing composition, proportion, perspective, and the study of light on form. Students will experience the creation of a holistically organized and resolved drawing in real-time and time-lapse sequences.
