Workshop portra Las Vegas

[Janel Maples]

Pat,

I'm still in Vegas..............but I'm relaxing!!!! I will write more about the workshop itself when I return home and regain my sanity, but I wanted to take the time to say it was a
PLEASURE getting to meet you. You are a doll!!

Janel

[John Reidy]

Pat,

Beautiful work. I am a big fan of Marvin's and wish I could afford 2 weeks with him.

I love his pallet and have been using it for a couple of years now. I haven't found a face where it doesn't work. Mixing it is a great way for me to train my eye to see values and color.

I underscore all you say regarding Marvin's workshop.

[Patricia Joyce]

Hi Janel and John,
Janel, it was great meeting you also. We had such a great group of artists to interract with for two whole weeks. You did a magnificent job of facilitating the whole workshop, such a gracious and generous spirit you have. I do hope to see you again some day!!

John, I took out a loan to attend this workshop, knowing that it would be worth going into debt for. I learned in two weeks what I need to really progress in my painting, an investment in my education worth more than the cost of all the college art courses I have taken over the past three years!!!

Marvin's palette is amazing. One evening we invited to bring in some paintings for critique. One very talented student was very generous with us and brought a dozen paintings. He is so talented and had some great portraits. But one really stood out above the rest, it was the painting he was working on in our workshop. The color was so realistic, it made all the difference! I must admit that when I returned to my studio Sunday I went through all of my art books and set aside all books on portrait painting, to be donated to a charity!

I have a better image of my painting to post, which was taken with a better camera and a image of Marvin's painting to show.

Enjoy!!

[Patricia Joyce]

And Marvin's . . .

[Kimber Scott]

I just emailed Marvin. I've got to take his class! Wonderful job, Pat. I love it.

[Carolyn Ortiz]

Congratulations Pat!

Your portrait is really beautiful. Your drawings are always so lovely, it

[Patricia Joyce]

Thanks, Kimber! Studying with Marvin was like losing the scales on my eyes. He really teaches you how to "break down" a painting, see what is right and what is wrong and then he is able to explain how to make it better, without touching your canvas!!!

Thank you for the warm compliment Carolyn!