LESSONS AND WORKSHOPS
and Figure Drawing Sessions

David Wells Roth

15 Brookvale Rd

Framingham, MA 01702

(617) 391-7432

www.davidwellsroth.com

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David Wells Roth was born in Florida, grew up outside of Boston and studied painting in Boston University under a Ford Foundation Educational Scholarship. In 1980, after his studies he moved to New York City to paint city scenes and urban life and then to Paris between 1982 and 1997 where he bartered his paintings for his apartment. 
 
While living in Paris he was involved in numerous group and solo exhibitions both in Paris and Boston, including solo exhibitions at the French Library in Boston and The Copley Society, and participated in many group shows in Paris including the Grand Pallais.
 
Since returning to the states in 1997, he has participated in group shows in the Allan Stone and DFN galleries in New York and has had solo exhibitions at the St. Botolph Club and American Institute of Architects in Boston and the Whistler House Museum in Lowell, Massachusetts, exhibiting his cityscapes.  He was a finalist in the Blanche E. Coleman Award Competition.  The Boston Public Library recently acquired for its print and paper collections several of the drawings from figures and watercolors he made while living in France.

The Federal and State Courts in Massachusetts have commissioned Roth’s judicial portraits, and between 2007-2010 he completed a commission to paint the portraits of all 33 judges, past and present, of the United States Federal court of the district of Puerto Rico. www.judicialportraits.net

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Basic Drawing and Painting
Group Workshop
(in studio): $170 – 6 hours (3-5 people ).  Ongoing workshops are limited to $50 / 2 hours – (model fees are not included)
– Dates and times to be announced:

This would be a place to learn drawing and painting fundamentals: basic drawing techniques, learning how to handle the paint, basics in setting up the studio, etc.

 Advanced Drawing and Painting
Group workshop
(in studio): $170 – 6 hours (3-5 people).  Ongoing workshops are limited to $50 / 2 hours, 4 person minimum – (model fees are not included)
– Dates and times to be announced:

The focus of this class is the understanding of light: its characteristics and how it reacts with form. A strong understanding of these qualities is essential for interpreting subjects in painting and drawing. 

The lessons cover drawing technique, basics of perspective, gesture drawing, and understanding and interpreting color.

Private and Individual Lesson
- $70 / hour (model fees are not included)

Plein Air Painting Workshop
($250 for 2 days, 6 hours/day – minimum 4 people)
– Dates and times to be announced:

These workshops are structured to help beginning painters overcome any apprehensions about painting outdoors, yet they also provide experienced artists a refreshing set of tools to improve their individual style.  An inspirational and encouraging environment will be established in this course, fostered by friendly critique and advice. Individual attention and demonstration are emphasized. The sessions will cultivate an efficient and loose approach to painting, essential to realizing exponential growth when working "en plein air."  The basic principles of design, value, and color will be discussed. The prevailing goal will be to approach painting as a fulfilling and enjoyable experience...a learning process that allows us to grow as artists and individuals!

Drawing sessions with a model
(in studio, no instruction)
- $25 / 3 hours (minimum 4 people)
– Dates and times to be announced

 In all cases, equipment and supplies must be provided by the participant