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Korpus School of Art + Gallery is proud to announce a Special Topic Lecture: “The Concept Art of Tony Kieme” with Transformers + The Matrix Concept Artist Tony Kieme!
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SUNDAY
Sept. 25
4-7 PM
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Korpus School of Art + Gallery
1300 Factory Place, Unit 308
Los Angeles, CA 90013
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Email: korpus.info@gmail.com
Phone: 213-228-2014
Web: www.korpus-la.com
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TONY KIEME BIO:
Tony Kieme has taught ‘Concept-Art’ classes at Art Center College of Design, Otis College of Art and Design, Laguna College of Art and Design, and Gnomon School of Visual Effects. Some of his film work includes designing robots for Transformers, storyboarding for The Matrix:Reloaded and Matrix:Revolutions, conceiving creatures for Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, and conceptually illustrating images for the Watchmen. He has also developed concepts for various commercials and music-videos, such as Wu-Tang’s Swarm set designs. Tony Kieme has additionally curated and managed an ‘urban-art’ gallery, co-founded a clothing business, and studied the craft of filmmaking. He is now pursuing a Fine-Arts background in conceptual photography. Tony Kieme attended Art Center College of Design for a Bachelors of Science in Industrial Design.
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TONY KIEME LECTURE INFORMATION:
Concept Artist Tony Kieme will present a slide presentation of his work and discuss his career in the film industry. He will also present a brief demo of his working process and discuss his work. A Q&A Session will follow his Presentation + Demo. Tony will talk one on one with attendees following the presentation.
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Light refreshments will be provided.
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LECTURE COST:
$75 if paid by Sept. 22 -or- $80 at the door. Payment may be made by Cash or Check Only - No Exceptions.  Register early to reserve your space! Your payment ensures your registration. Space is limited to about 25 participants, so sign up early!
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Checks are payable / deliverable to:
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Korpus School of Art + Gallery
1300 Factory Place, Unit 308
Los Angeles, CA 90013
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To hand deliver your payment, please call to make an appointment. Otherwise, please mail your payment to the address above. Please contact us with any questions. See you at Korpus!
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PARKING:
Street Parking is FREE in front of the 1300 building. KSA+G has 4 spots in the gated lot immediately in front of the 1300 building, in addition to ample free street parking.
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The gated lot parking is for Special Events only, and is subject to space availability. For Special Events where gated lot parking is available, the first 4 people to arrive will be able to park for free; after that, parking is $10 per space, subject to availability.
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Please Note: For gated lot parking, cash only Payment for parking is to be made at Korpus School of Art + Gallery AFTER you have parked, and NOT to the parking attendant. When gated lot parking is available, the first 4 people to arrive will be able to park for free; after that, gated lot parking is $10 per space, subject to availability.

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Korpus School of Art + Gallery is proud to present a Special Lecture Event: “Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist” + “Color and Light” with “Dinotopia” Artist James Gurney!

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Korpus School of Art + Gallery is proud to present a Special Lecture Event: “Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist” + “Color and Light” with “Dinotopia” Artist James Gurney!
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THURSDAY
OCT. 6, 2011
7PM-10PM
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Korpus School of Art + Gallery
1300 Factory Place, Unit 308
Los Angeles, CA 90013
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Email: korpus.info@gmail.com
Phone: 213-228-2014
Web: www.korpus-la.com

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DIRECTIONS:

We are located on the 3rd floor of the 3 story chocolate brown building that is on the right of Factory Place as you are coming from Alameda. You will see our sign on the upper left of the builidng, and you will see our 5 windows facing downtown LA as you approach the building. The building has an indoor elevator, and is wheelchair accessible through an outdoor wheelchair lift. There is free street parking in front of the brown building.

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JAMES GURNEY BIO:
James Gurney is the author and illustrator of the New York Times bestselling Dinotopia book series. He designed the World of Dinosaurs stamps for the U.S. Postal Service and has worked on over a dozen assignments for National Geographic magazine, painting reconstructions of Moche, Kushite, and Etruscan civilizations. He has won the Hugo, Chesley, Spectrum, and World Fantasy Awards. Solo exhibitions of his artwork have been presented at the Smithsonian Institution, the Norman Rockwell Museum, and the Norton Museum of Art. His most recent book, Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter (2010) was the #1 bestselling art-instruction book on Amazon.com and is based on his blog gurneyjourney.blogspot.com.
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JAMES GURNEY LECTURE INFORMATION:
The presentation will include two back to back lectures: “Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist” and “Color and Light”. James will also do a short Demo following the Lectures. There will be a book signing and book sale following the Lectures and Demo.
Light refreshments will be provided.
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WORKSHOP COST:
WORKSHOP COST: $75, payment may be made by Cash or Check Only - No Exceptions. *PAYMENT MUST BE MADE IN ADVANCE by TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4! Register early to reserve your space! Your payment ensures your registration. Space is limited to about 20 participants, so sign up early!
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Checks are payable / deliverable to:

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Korpus School of Art + Gallery
1300 Factory Place, Unit 308
Los Angeles, CA 90013

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To hand deliver your payment, please call to make an appointment. Otherwise, please mail your payment to the address above. Please contact us with any questions. See you at the Workshop!

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Korpus School of Art + Gallery is proud to present a Special 1-Day Workshop:
“Gesture the Soul of the Drawing” with renowned Master Draughtsman Glenn Vilppu!
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SUNDAY
AUG. 28, 2011
10AM-1pm, 2-5 pm
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Korpus School of Art + Gallery
1300 Factory Place, Unit 308
Los Angeles, CA 90013
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Email: korpus.info@gmail.com
Phone: 213-228-2014

Web: www.korpus-la.com

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DIRECTIONS:

We are located on the 3rd floor of the 3 story chocolate brown building that is on the right of Factory Place as you are coming from Alameda. You will see our sign on the upper left of the builidng, and you will see our 5 windows facing downtown LA as you approach the building. The building has an indoor elevator, and is wheelchair accessible through an outdoor wheelchair lift. There is free street parking in front of the brown building.
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GLENN VILPPU DRAWING WORKSHOP INFORMATION:

The workshop will include how to capture the action of the pose and then build upon it to create drawings with vitality. Vilppu is well known for conveying complex principles in simple, understandable terms to artists of beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels of ability. Come prepared to draw from the live model as Vilppu masterfully demos and lectures on gesture drawing from life.
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*Please bring your own drawing materials. Some drawing materials may be available for sale only at Korpus, but supplies may be very limited. Drawing benches, some easels, and light refreshments will be provided. Space is limited to about 20 participants, so sign up early!
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*Please note: While attendees may attend either or both the morning and afternoon sessions, it is recommended that those who can only attend one session attend the morning session, since the afternoon will build on the morning lesson.
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WORKSHOP COST: $80 for full day, $40 for half day, payment may be made by Cash or Check Only - No Exceptions. *PAYMENT MUST BE MADE IN ADVANCE by FRIDAY, AUGUST 26! Register early to reserve your space! Your payment ensures your registration.
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Checks are payable / deliverable to:
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Korpus School of Art + Gallery
1300 Factory Place, Unit 308
Los Angeles, CA 90013
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To hand deliver your payment, please call to make an appointment. Otherwise, please mail your
payment to the address above. Please contact us with any questions. See you at the Workshop!

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To view our announcement on Facebook, click here.

Korpus School of Art + Gallery is Now Enrolling for Summer 2011!!!

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Dear Friends,

I am extremely pleased to announce that:

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We have updated our website with our downloadable Enrollment, Registration, and FAQ documents. Please visit our School Policies page to download these forms as PDFs!

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We have updated our Calendar page with our Summer 2011 10-Week Class Schedule and Workshop Schedule! Check it out and sign up for an amazing class or classes! We offer Multiple Course Discounts - details can be found in our Enrollment and Registration forms.

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We have also updated our FAQ page! Please note:

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Korpus School of Art

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Finally, we have updated our Contact page with a picture of the amazing building where KSA + G is housed!

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We hope to have our Opening Event very soon! We are still settling in to our amazing new digs. Stay tuned for details! To stay up to date with all of the latest happenings at Korpus School of Art + Gallery, you can connect with us in the following places:

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Click here for our Web Announcement Flier - kindly help us to spread the word by forwarding this post to Art loving friends! Please feel free to contact us with any questions by email at:

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korpus.info@gmail.com

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We look forward to seeing you at Korpus School of Art + Gallery!

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Best Regards,

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-Rebecca Kimmel

Founder + Owner / Instructor, Korpus School of Art + Gallery

Korpus School of Art + Gallery "Coming Soon" Poster

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The Korpus School of Art + Gallery “Coming Soon” Poster has arrived! Kindly share it with friends! :) We are still slated to open in May / June 2011. Click image above or click here for larger image (not print res).

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Also, below are some recent-ish drawings of mine, a combination of reference drawings and quick figure drawings from life.

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Drawing After Photo Reference by Jerry Condit

10 Minute Gesture Drawing

5 Min. Gesture Drawing

Thanks for looking!

Dear Friends,
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I am extremely proud to announce that I am opening the Korpus School of Art + Gallery in downtown Los Angeles this Summer - in May / June 2011! While not everything is finalized and there is still much to do, the school is making enormous progress and should soon be open to welcome our first students! I will be announcing a Grand Opening Event soon, so please stay tuned!
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The Korpus School of Art + Gallery (KSA + G) was established to teach, promote, and showcase traditional figurative art. I am very excited to have hired three fantastic instructors to teach along with me - all Instructor Artwork and Bios can be seen on the KSA + G website. Our focus will be on high school students through adults, of beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels. You can see examples of some impressive Student Artwork here. Be sure to check out all KSA + G Artwork Galleries on FB here!
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I will teach College Portfolio Preparation and host our Uninstructed Figure Drawing and Uninstructed Figure Painting Workshops. David Simon will teach Figurative Sculpture. Richard Morris will teach Figure Drawing. Andrew Foster will teach Figure Painting. The schedule for all of our 10 Week Classes + Workshops can be found here. Additionally KSA + G will host Special Topic Events + Workshops. Please check out our website and kindly tell your friends! I truly appreciate your helping to spread the word.
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The Korpus School of Art + Gallery will also feature a Gallery for invited artists to showcase their work. I eagerly anticipate the great work that will be shown here.
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The Korpus School of Art + Gallery will be housed in a beautifully converted former factory in the Factory Place Arts Complex in the heart of the Arts District in Downtown L.A. Our Contact Page is here. Kindly let me know if you or someone you know are interested in our 10 Week Classes, or our Uninstructed Figure Drawing + Uninstructed Figure Painting Workshops. Again, I appreciate your support in helping to get the word out!
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Of course, no school would be complete without a Facebook Page and Blog. All contact information for KSA + G  is listed below and on our Contact Page:
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ADDRESS:
Korpus School of Art + Gallery
1300 Factory Place, Unit 308
Los Angeles, CA 90013
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PHONE:
Coming Soon!
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EMAIL:
korpus.info@gmail.com
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Website
http://korpus-la.com/

Facebook Page - “Like” us to show your support!

Blog - Subscribe or Follow us to show your support!
http://korpus-la.blogspot.com/
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I can’t wait to get started, and I hope that you will be a part of Korpus School of Art + Gallery’s exciting future!
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Warm Regards,

Rebecca Kimmel
Founder + Owner / Instructor, Korpus School of Art + Gallery

Hey sapiens. Here’s an oil self portrait in the moleskine, and a lil’ bit of angsty poetry thrown in there for you too :D It came out of listening to Saul Williams while bogged down with a bad job - a dangerous combo. There’s a reference or two to his stuff in there too (metaphor, what else are we living for). Its pretty much me making a verbal statement to myself about the importance of dedicating the lion’s share of my time to real art, even if it means taking a hit in career or comfort. Its kind of funny, its no shakespearian sonnet and I wrote it train of thought without stopping to analyse it - but when i re-read it it starts to take on more layered meanings that i hadn’t originally thought about, that are dead on observations of ‘where I’m at’. When that happens I usually take it as a ’sign’ that my thinking and actions and intentions are beginning to realign, for the better…

Peace

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For Fall 2010 I am offering a private drawing class at my 1,000 sq. foot studio + loft in downtown Los Angeles. If you know someone interested in studying with me, please check out the class blog by clicking the image above or the  link below:

http://thedrawingworkshop.blogspot.com/

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You can check out examples of my previous students’ work on my art blog here:
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http://rebeccakimmel.blogspot.com/
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Student Recommendations & Selected Student Work
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Photos of My Studio Where Classes Are Held

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Kindly help to spread the word! Thanks! :)

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Recently I moved into a studio + loft in downtown Los Angeles. It’s been great to finally live like an artist! The photos below show the studio + loft where I have and will be conducting private drawing classes. Below the studio photos are some relatively recent traditional drawings and demos I’ve been working on. Thanks for looking!

Studio Shot.

Skylight Shot.

Studio Shot.

Experimenting using projector to enlarge reference images to draw from.

Drawing from original reference (18" x 24"), first drawing I've done using the projector to enlarge reference.

Gesture from life.

Demo drawing using a photograph I took of Jean-Léon Gérôme's bust at the recent Getty show.

Progression sequence of Jean-Léon Gérôme bust drawing (I'm not worthy).

Jean-Léon Gérôme bust study setup.

So last night we took a few simple clips following my pen and put them into a pretty straight forward video.

Hope you dig. I hope the vimeo embed works… Sorry about the mixup if it doesn’t.

I’ve hinted around about my DVD for awhile now, but it’s nearly finished and I’m finally able to show a peek ;)

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Painting Stephie 7 DVD trailer

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for more info on this or on the new hardcover Quickie book also coming out next month, go to http://www.dvpalumbo.com/store.html