Judy Burgarella Art Classes

  WELCOME Hello, and welcome to Judy Burgarella's Art Classes blog.  This blog was created for my current students and possible future students, however it may evolve into more of a teaching tool in the future.  For your viewing enjoyment, be sure to visit my YouTube video of painting a portrait in oil of my friend and colleague Bob Barbour -  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcLf7ACVaJk  . Bob filmed the time-lapse video, and also filmed the videotaped the six portrait sessions I did for the Sebastian River Art Club, which can be found online by Googling "Judy Burgarella." First of all, congratulations to those of you newbies taking the first step into a world of color, beauty, adventure and constant learning.  As you open this new chapter of your life you will notice an increased awareness of the beauty and colors all around you, and you will find yourself looking to have more time to create works of art for your personal satisfacti...

 In today's class at the Vero Beach (FL) Museum we will be painting "Ileana," in the style of Bouguereau (1825-1905. He was a wonderful port painter, who had a beautiful family whom he used as his models. Lucky him! The faces he paints are always beautiful, soft and old-worldly.  So here is my rendition--very quickly painted--of "Ileana," the name of my oldest granddaughter, who is also very beautiful.. "Ileana" Acrylic, 16"x12" by Judy Burgarella ... And here are the instructions, abeit brief - Oops, just found out I can't load them in in PDF or JPEG, so they will be coming soon. Sorry.