Art School Sees Growing Artist Movement

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Queen Creek, AZ July 29, 2013: John and Elli Milan of Queen Creek, AZ share a passion for helping artists define their skills and sell their artwork. The artist couple opened Milan

Fine Art School a couple years ago offering art classes and workshops at very reasonable rates, including all supplies. It is their vision to help artists explore their own unique artistic talents and strengthening their skills.

Milan Fine Art School programs teach traditional methods, contemporary techniques and a wide variety of skills and disciplines making them the perfect venue for serious artists, art students, winter visitors and people just interested in trying something new.

An outgrowth of the school is Gallery 220, which represents talented artists passionate about their work, and represents them to galleries, publishers, collectors, designers and corporations. John & Elli Milan have committed to help artists make a living selling their artwork and are actively training a growing community of artists by strengthening their skills and teaching them how to create saleable artwork.

John and Elli Milan have been full time, professional artists since 1998. They are established artists, and are represented by many fine art galleries throughout the U.S. and Europe. They recently returned from a month long visit to Greece with their 4 children. During their stay John and Elli worked with Greek artists helping them with marketing ideas, and taught art classes for various non-profits. It is their plan to open an additional art school in Greece.

This fall watch for a portfolio development class for professional artists who desire to sell more artwork. Also in May 2014, the Milan’s are planning an artist in residence tour of Greece with art classes on location. Check out www.milanartanddesign.com/tour for more details.

Typical programs at Milan Fine Art School include:

Subtractive Tree

2 – 3.5 hour classes

Learn this great process of subtractive painting in oil. You will learn how to create the textures found in nature, like grass, leaves, bushes and shrubs. You will learn how to paint a representational tree landscape painting with this easy step by step process.

$50 all supplies included

Finish Painting Class – OIL

1 – 3 hour workshop

Bring any painting from any previous class you feel is not complete and finish it here at the studio with our help. We will provide the oil paint. $25 per class

Mark Making Portrait

2 – 3.5 hour classes

Learn how to draw a portrait of someone you know or someone famous realistically. We will not be using the projector. You will also learn this great process of using drawing materials like charcoal, China Markers, and Conté crayons as paint on Venetian plaster. This class is mixed media with oil. $50 all supplies included

Collage Montage

2 – 2.5 hour classes

Create a piece of artwork entirely of collage material. This is not a mixed media class. This is collage only. There will be minimal painting involved. You will learn about scale and composition, as well as collage techniques. $50 all supplies included

Mixed Media City

3 – 2.5 hour classes

You will learn how to create a whimsical city from your imagination using collage, texture, spray paint, acrylic and oil. This is a very popular class where you will learn John and Elli Milan’s unique process. $75 all supplies included

Re-Shaping the Heart

3 – 2.5 hour classes

This is a really easy and creative class, where you will create your own unique abstract heart. This class will include collage techniques utilizing printed images and words. You will also learn mixed media techniques using acrylic, spray paint and oil. $75 all supplies included

White on White Color Theory

2 – 2.5 hour classes

This will give you the tools to master color and mixing paint. You will create a atonal painting of a white object on a white background using warm and cool whites to create depth. Subject ideas are white floral, white tiger in snow, white wolf in snow, still life of white objects, etc. $50 all supplies included

Ink and Tissue Collage Architecture

2 – 2.5 hour classes

You will paint with water based inks and water based oil on venetian plaster and collage tissue paper to create an interesting architectural piece. This is a really fun and creative process with great results. $50 all supplies included

Limited Palette Color Theory

2 – 2.5 hour classes

This class will help you learn about warm and cool color and how to manipulate space without relying on value. You will create an oil painting with subject matter of your choice in a limited palette and limited value. $50 all supplies included

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