[Alicia Kornick]

Marvin, are you blushing yet? I also attended the Marvelous Marvin workshop in North Carolina. As this was my first initiation to a workshop, I was very apprehensive, not knowing just what to expect.

Let me add my kudos to the list of my workshop buddies for the week. Marvin's passion and love of great art was made apparent to us during his opening lecture and slide presentation. He is not only a talented artist, but also a talented teacher, two things that do not necessarily go together. He is eager to share his experiences and artistic knowledge with his students. You soon realize that he sincerely takes the time to listen and explain, and explain again if need be, until it becomes perfectly clear and he gets his point across. Marvin also makes it clear that portrait painting is no easy task. Thankfully for me as a novice, I needed to hear that.

We were all there to imporve upon our skills. The workshop was made up of artists of all levels, from the very accomplished to the green novice. With a concise,logical and relaxed approach to teaching, I think Marvin met and even exceeded our goals.

It was a week of discovery and learning, jam packed with his tidbits and stories (and he has a story for everything!)with a good bit of common sense thrown in. I won't be posting my portrait here. Although I learned a great deal during that week, I also learned how much harder I have to work on my drawing skills. It was a week of epiphanies for me. I now have a solid foundation to work upon, thanks to Marvin.

Although this was my first workshop, one instinctively knows when they've found a good thing. I consider myself truly fortunate that I experienced this workshop when I did. In so doing, I have saved myself countless hours of frustration and searching for answers. Thanks, Marvin.