Art Classes
C. Aubrey McWatt employs a teaching method that is both instructive and exploratory. He provides a historical backdrop to oil painting, an understanding of the medium and exercises that help his students appreciate color through practices in mixing and experimenting prior to engaging in a painted work. He encourages students to follow their natural inclination on what to paint and to find their preference in the range of style between realism and abstraction, allowing them the freedom to develop their choices as they progress. Aubrey encourages students to express themselves through their inner creative spirit and to follow the aesthetically harmonious shapes and colors that emerge.
Maya
Maya is a thirteen year old with a passion and talent for art. She painted in watercolor and her work signalled potential for further development of her talent. Maya is a private student, tutored in oil painting over the summer of 2012. She started with a relatively realist impression, progressing through stages of imaginative work. Maya is continuing her studies in 2013 and her work demonstrates increasing strength in the creative representation of color and composition. Her most recent work is shown below.
Tree of Life
Oil on Canvas - 12" x 12"
Oil on Canvas - 12" x 12"
Donna
Donna has been involved in the arts for most of her life - as an actress, playwrite and film producer. She created her first paintings during the past year. Donna has a strong spatial sense which manifests itself in her object placement within the frame. Her first painting is shown below.
Color Purple
Oil on Wood - 12" x 12"
Oil on Wood - 12" x 12"
Kathleen
Kathleen is a first time student who had not painted before. She joined the 2013 creative oil painting class and completed her first oil painting below after three sessions of three hours each.
Ridges
Oil on Wood - 12" x 12"
Oil on Wood - 12" x 12"
Bob
Bob practiced acrylic painting prior to joining the 2013 oil painting class. He wanted to expand his creativity and explore subtleties of color through the medium of oils. He completed his first oil painting below after two 3 hour sessions.
Desertscape
Oil on Wood - 12" x 12"
Oil on Wood - 12" x 12"
Marge
Marge studied art at the Angel Academy in Florence where she focused on the chiarascuro technique of Caravaggio. She also participated in various art programs across Italy, notably in Sicily, Tuscany and Capri. Marge felt constrained by representational art and is currently a student exploring an imaginative approach to oil painting. Her most recent creative work is shown below.
Misty Woods
Oil on canvas - 10" x 8"
Oil on canvas - 10" x 8"
Ben
Ben is a talented 16 year old guitarist interested in broadening his artistic ventures. Ben's first oil painting below illustrates his intuitive sense of tonal values. In his more recent work, Ben has shown a good understanding of form and harmony in his creations using color.
Bags
Oil on Wood - 15" x 15"
UU Fellowship
Unity
Acrylic on Canvas - 24" x 36"
This abstract was painted in an art class conducted at the First Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hunterdon County, NJ. It is the composition of twelve children in the 2012 Religious Education program and hangs in the Social Hall of the Fellowship.
Milford Alive - 2013
Wonder
Acrylic on Canvas - 48" x 36"
This abstract expresses the creativity of 30 children 2 - 13 years of age who participated in an art expo at the 2013 annual celebration of Milford Alive. It is displayed in the Milford NJ Public Library as a tribute to the children whose work helps to advance the arts in Milford and its environs.
Acrylic on Canvas - 48" x 36"
This abstract expresses the creativity of 30 children 2 - 13 years of age who participated in an art expo at the 2013 annual celebration of Milford Alive. It is displayed in the Milford NJ Public Library as a tribute to the children whose work helps to advance the arts in Milford and its environs.
Milford Alive - 2014
Celebration
Acrylic on Canvas - 20" x 20"
This abstract was created from the uninhibited imagination of more than 30 children aged 6 months to 12 years of age. These budding creative artists attended the 2014 Milford Alive extravaganza and put their talents to use at the Arts by the Mill tent that hosted eight talented local visual artists. This painting will be on display in a public building locatied in Milford, NJ to recognize the talent of the children who created it.
Acrylic on Canvas - 20" x 20"
This abstract was created from the uninhibited imagination of more than 30 children aged 6 months to 12 years of age. These budding creative artists attended the 2014 Milford Alive extravaganza and put their talents to use at the Arts by the Mill tent that hosted eight talented local visual artists. This painting will be on display in a public building locatied in Milford, NJ to recognize the talent of the children who created it.