Email Moira Fain

For fast and fun one on one mentoring to make the

best portfolio presentation you can for art school

interviews.

hourly fees

moirafain@gmail.com

I have been helping students to build portfolios for 13 years.They have gone on to art schools and colleges all over the country.Their success was based on the work we did together to puzzle out the most interesting and FUN approach to image making!

Yes COLOR is important , I can help you with that. Yes Drawing is important and I can help you with that too. I can also help you to learn how to talk about art and how you want to present your absolute best side.

You can see my work on my portfolio pages. I love all kinds of mediums and techniques . My students have never been referred to as “canned”.

I’ve been in numerous shows and have written and Illustrated children’s books. I’ve lectured at many schools about making my children’s book Snow Day. I recently taught a printmaking workshop to juniors and seniors in North Stonington High School.

Most importantly, I have met outstanding students who have shared their dreams and visions with me. Here are what student have to say about me…

“…one of the best teachers I ever had at MCC, Moira took each student and considered them individuals and led them to work at their highest potential.” Bernie Bombedier

“Moira is insightful and crosses all boundaries in the creative process. I believe she could be helpful to any artist, no matter what their medium; she is a skilled artist and influential teacher.I was fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with such a talented professional.”  – Tina Rice

“I Came into her class with no knowledge of color but now, what she taught me shows in my advanced computer graphics class. She was my first teacher when I started my graphics major and one of the reasons I still stick with it……because of the confidence she gave me.” Krish Rajasekaran

Art schools choose students who have PERSONALITY in their portfolio. A personality that makes them stand out from others. This means you have to take a chance and describe your singular view of the world.

BUILD A BETTER PORTFOLIO BY SIMPLY

DEFINING YOURSELF

How do you go about defining yourself?

Let’s start by looking at someone we REALLY know…

What would Homer

Simpson paint?

Of course A DONUT (or duff beer but we’ll go with the donut for now)

But how would he actually paint the donut? He’d have a style that described his energy.

Maybe a little hap hazard ,a little out of control ….

It’s easy to know what Homer would paint .He’s not a complicated character . When it comes to ourselves it’s harder to know how to represent the world. So much of our lives are bombarded with images and fads that are truly very likable but trends can influence us to the extent that we copy them.It’s ok if they Inform our art but otherwise we have to create something just about how we see the world. A good place to start is your bedroom.

This is the real and painted image of Vincent Van Gogh’s bedroom. Draw your room -but before you do,look around, what do you love? Make that image (or dream) the focus of your drawing. What are your colors?

“Loddie” Michael Williams     www.jameswagner.com

Here is a painter who plays with space. He draws the viewer into the room by placing the teapot lamp in the foreground. Playing with reality is fun. Create your own distorted room and place an object in it that you can’t live without!

This is a painting by a guy who hardly ever came out of his room. His name is Albert Pinkham Ryder. He played with the foreground too. What’s that …doesn’t look like a lamp?

He painted over and over the same painting, at times  building up the thick undercoat. If you want to build up your own painting without spending tons of money on paint.

you can get some thick matte medium and slather away .Let it dry for a day before painting on top. It gives a wonderful texture.

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