I have thoroughly enjoyed my years of teaching on the college level, the art school level, and the workshop level. I was fortunate to be in a position where I could pass on the teachings of others, share some of my own whacky ideas, and often brainstorm with the artists in my classes. Painting is ultimately about Problem Solving, and that is rewarding.
While I am no longer teaching, I am still having fun trying to resolve the variety of issues that present themselves in each and every painting. I'm getting closer to figuring it out -- Maybe the next painting, or drawing, or pastel, or maybe I'll try something new.
Here is a little info about my previous workshops:
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
After teaching drawing and painting at the Woodstock School of Art (NY) for 17 years, and also teaching at Post College and Central Connecticut State University, Richard concentrated exclusively on directing national workshops in landscape painting. For over 20 years he led workshops throughout the US, Canada, and Europe including venues such as:
Art in The Mountains (OR)
Artisan Santa Fe School of Fine Art (NM)
Coupeville Arts Center (WA)
Fredericksburg Artists' School (TX)
Hudson River Valley Art Workshops (NY)
Lyme Academy of Fine Arts (CT)
Maine Coast Art Workshops (ME)
Mendocino Art Center (CA)
Open Box M Workshops (WY)
Pacific Academy of Fine Arts (CA)
Pacific Northwest Art School (WA)
Phil Levine Workshops (Provence)
Scottsdale Artists' School (AZ)
. . . and various art organizations in several other states, Canada, and Europe. Richard McDaniel has also lectured, demonstrated, and taught workshops for a number of art groups and pastel societies throughout the country, as well as the International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS).
JUROR
Master Pastelist Program: Pastel Artists Canada
Woodstock School of Art: artist in residence competitions
Society of Western Artists, 62nd Annual Exhibition
Pastel Artists of Ontario, Canada: International Exhibition
Northwest Pastel Society: International Exhibition, Seattle Art Institute
Borrego Art Institute, Plein Air Invitational
Los Gatos Plein Air Festival
Sierra Pastel Society: International Exhibition
Healdsburg Center for the Arts, On Location, A Plein Air Show
Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Beyond Landscape, International Exhibition
Cape Cod Pastel Society: International Exhibition
International Association of Pastel Societies: convention catalog competition
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We worked hard, but there was always time to goof off
