Here are just a few recent pieces made by our students in our West LA studios.  Many of these pieces were made by students who started with little or no experience in drawing and oil painting.

California Coast

A City in the Distance

Hollywood Actress

Lighthouse

Two Brothers

Creating fine art is hard work. It takes discipline, patience and problem solving skills to complete a successful painting. Far too often struggling artists find themselves sitting at the easel, staring at a wet canvas wondering ‘what do I do next?’  Confused about what’s gone wrong, and even more baffled by what to do about it, they needlessly quit because they don’t know where to go.

Below is a brief discussion on how to overcome some of the major problems that beginning and intermediate artists face.  To learn more click on the following  link:

http://raminfardart.com/Creating_a_successful_painting.pdf

Here are just a few recent pieces made by our students in our West LA studios.  Many of these pieces were made by students who started with little or no experience in drawing and oil painting.

'Fruits & Chinese Vase' by: Indira R.

'Red & Yellow Lagoon' by: Elana L.

'A fish in the Sea" by: Allyce B.

‘Jack, The Joker’ by Mark L.

'David's Mother' by David M.

Learning to draw and paint offers a number of benefits. Personal meaning, relaxation, self-confidence, creative thinking, improved concentration and an appreciation for other forms of arts are just a few things one can gain from learning to draw and paint. Sadly, many people believe you need ‘talent’ to draw or paint. Nothing could be further from the truth. You only need three things: a desire to learn, a few hours a week to practice, and a commitment to improve. That’s it. Anyone can learn to draw and paint!

Learn more by clicking on the following link:

http://www.raminfardart.com/Benefits_of_Art.pdf

1. Thin or flat colors: This is usually a result of using paint thinner instead of linseed oil to loosen your colors.  Avoid using paint thinner for any other purpose other than cleaning your supplies.  Be careful not to over oil your colors which will make them watery and opaque.
2. Clutter: This is commonly the result of too may colors or objects on the canvas.  The key is to avoid colors and objects that compete  for attention. Also make sure that the main subject is obvious and be sure not to have too many objects overlapping.  The last thing you want is accidentally making you work confusing because of this common mistake.
3. Empty space:  Avoid large blocks of space with little or no detail.  It creates a sense of emptiness and might make your art piece unbalanced.  Every square inch of you canvas should serve to make you painting interesting as a whole.
4. Poor perspective: the key to making any art piece pop is to develop good perspective.  Four ways of separating the foreground from the background  and making your main subject pop is: (1) blurring the objects in the background, (2) lighting the background colors to make them look hazy, (3) darkening the colors in the foreground, and (4) adding more details to the main subject.
5. Using too much white:  A very common mistake is to add white to parts of your painting to render light.  Using too much white will make the painting look faded or muddled.  The key to creating light in a painting is to darken surrounding colors instead of adding more white to the objects.