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Every now and again, I am asked what my technique is for making figure drawings. My answer is, I construct a drawing using the block-in method. This is a method I teach at Cooley Studios to my students. I also use … Continue reading →

                              Here is a recent still life painting I did. With the exception of the warm blue background fabric, I was interested in white, red and … Continue reading →

Cooley Studios will be offering a series of drawing and painting workshops during the Summer months of 2017. Our workshops will begin in June and continue through August. Some of the summer workshops include block-in drawing, master copying, painting techniques … Continue reading →

Cooley Studios offers both mini workshops and intensive workshops throughout the year. Some or the workshops include drawing fundamentals, color theory, cast drawing and painting and more.  Here we have a lovely cast drawing of a torso by Heidi Gumm. … Continue reading →

We offer instructed and non-instructed figure drawing and painting at Cooley Studios. The figure is one of the most challenging tasks in visual art. The figure poses many visual problems, let alone the inability for the model to stand completely … Continue reading →

Some of our painting classes include, anachromatic (black and white), monochromatic (one color plus white), limited color and full color. We teach students how to understand color and how color works through our color theory class. We demystify the complications … Continue reading →

We offer a number drawing classes here at Cooley Studios. It is important for students interested in studying drawing to be patient and willing to work hard. We teach classes from drawing fundamentals to figure drawings and many others. For … Continue reading →

Why not take an art Class at Cooley Studios. We are the premier school for learning to draw and paint in Columbus Ohio and its surrounding suburbs. We take students ages 16 and up, adults and Seniors. A common complaint I … Continue reading →

Cooley Studios is offering drawing and painting classes here in Central Ohio. We train artist to see, draw and paint using the classical approach, the same method used to train the old realist European Fine Art Masters. If you are … Continue reading →

Dear fans, former and present students of Cooley Studios,  I have an art exhibition at Dick Blick art store on High Street in the Short North, formerly know as Utrecht. If you have time or happen to be in Columbus … Continue reading →