News & Events

2010 Workshops

Hello Painters!
I've been trying to firm up a schedule for workshops this year. With interest in landscape, still life, and portrait/ figure (even charcoal drawings!) and people's busy schedules it is hard to strike the right balance. I think I may have it now!

I will be teaching two 3-day still life workshops this year:

June 23-25 in Birmingham, Alabama (at Portraits Inc.)

September 8-10 in New Bern, NC (at Art And Materials)
There is an opportunity to show our results in the New Bern Artwalk on the 11th after this workshop.

The still life classes with the shadowboxes I've been using are a great way to go through the principles and process of painting a few times together. You can contact me about these workshops, or contact:

Amy at Portraits Inc.
http://www.portraitsinc.com/
amy@portraitsinc.com
or
Chris at Art And Materials
http://www.artandmaterials.com/
artandmaterials@gmail.com.

I am also offering two workshops here in Tryon; a Summer Workshop July 24-28, and an Autumn Workshop October 23-27. These would be somewhat flexible, with 5 days of landscape, still life and figure/portrait study, depending on weather and consensus. I'm also offering the option to just take the first 3 days on a weekend for those who just can't do a full 5 days. Prices will be $125 per day.

Tryon is 40 miles SW of Asheville, NC, 80 miles W of Charlotte, NC, and 40 miles NE of Greenville SC, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge. We have many options for accommodations. I like the idea of a big dinner at our home at some point during the workshop, and possibly a closing reception where we can show (and possibly sell) the fruits of our labor.

I will surely be teaching the Fall still life class here in Tryon again too, most likely on Tuesday mornings for 7 weeks beginning in early September. These are offered by Tryon Painters And Sculptors (TPS) at the Tryon Fine Art Center (TFAC).

I look forward to hearing from, and working with, you!rich@richnelson.com

Portrait Society Awards

'Kim #3' won First Place in the Portrait Society Of America's Members Only Competition in the oil category. Also, the charcoal portrait 'Lawton' won an honorable Mention for drawing.

Both of these images can be found here on my site, and there is a video of Kim #3 from start to finish here and on YouTube.

December Newsletter

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I hope you're doing well! It's been a good while since the last newsletter. Lately I've been primarily working on oil and charcoal portraits. There was a week-long Autumn Landscape workshop here in Tryon in October, and I taught my usual Still Life class here this Fall.

Of course the portrait work generates travel, and in the next few months I'm headed to the Midwest, the Northeast, the Southeast and the Southwest. That is about every direction! If you or someone you know is interested in an oil or charcoal portrait please let me know.

For the rest of 2009 I am offering a very nice portrait incentive. Please call me at 828-859-0318 or email me at rich@richnelson.com for more information. Also, if you or someone you know is looking for a Still Life or Landscape painting for the holidays we can get that done!

In other news, my painting Kim #5 was juried into the Oil Painters Of America Eastern Regional Exhibition at the Corse Gallery in Jacksonville, Florida.

My article on portfolios was featured in The Portrait Society's 4th Quarter magazine. While it was edited down for space, the entire article is to be posted on the PSOA Facebook page soon.

Some of you may know that I have been playing in a rock band for the first time in years. We call ourselves Wishgrove, and we are enjoying writing and recording our own music. We played our first show on Halloween here in Tryon. You can hear our music at myspace or facebook.

Friend us, and check back now and then; we are very excited about the new music we're writing.

Thanks!

Rich

5 Day Autumn Landscape Workshop In Tryon

Rich taught a five day autumn landscape painting workshop in Tryon, NC this Fall. The dates were October 19-23. We concentrated on painting the beautiful Blue Ridge Foothills. Please contact me at rich@richnelson.com or 828-859-0318 for more information on future workshops.

Crescent Gallery Show Featured In American Art Collector!

The show at Spartanburg's Crescent Gallery Show was featured In the February '09 American Art Collector magazine! Read the article here.

American Artist Article

There is an article about my outdoor portraits in the March '09 American Artist magazine, which hit newsstands January 25. Read it here.

Spring Workshops

I had my first hometown workshop in Tryon, NC, May 3-9. This was a more in-depth, one week workshop with 5 full days of painting. We had a dinner at our home Sunday evening before starting, and ended with a reception and show on Saturday. We worked on still life, landscape, and figure/portrait subjects with lots of demonstrations and group critiques like all RN workshops. Please email me at rich@richnelson.com or call me at 828-859-0318 if you have any questions about future workshops.

I also taught a 3-day painting workshop in Raleigh, NC, May 29-31. http://www.artspacenc.org/adult_workshops.html

Rich Nelson's Work at Upstairs Artspace

Recent Work - Upstairs Artspace, Tryon, NC

Rich Nelson - Recent Work was at Tryon's Upstairs Artspace November 4-15, 2008. Sixty-two new landscape, still life, figurative and portrait paintings were featured.

Other galleries that carry my work are:

The Haen Gallery in Asheville, NC
The Edward Dare Gallery in Charleston, SC
The Linville Gallery in Linville, NC

Rich Featured in Portrait Society Magazine

Portrait Society Magazine will explore my portraiture and work methodology in their upcoming article "Drawing, A Background for Excellent Portraiture." Click here to read the article. In addition, I will be demonstrating painting at their annual meeting in Washington, D.C. this coming spring!

City In Four Seasons Competition

Connemara Reflection Oil Painting

My painting "Connemara Reflection", of the Carl Sandburg Home in Flat Rock, NC won First Place in the "City Of Four Seasons In Two Dimensions/ Connemara Visions" show at the Wickwire Gallery in Hendersonville, NC. The show ran from October 3-31, 2008.

Contact Rich to learn more.