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i don’t know in what year irving rosenstein attend the philadelphia textile school. i do know that i have many of the “studies” he did while in attendance there. here are two amazing examples: one labeled “plaid pattern with neutral color scheme” and the other “complementary colors in plaids.” both are done in gouache with expert care. these are part of a collection of gouache studies that cover a wide range of subjects and they brought back memories of my own art school education.
i remember my mother taking me to the birmingham museum of art for watercolor lessons when I was eight. my memories of the museum include a painting by hans hoffman, a wonderful abstract with a huge blob or drip that stood an inch away in relief from the canvas. i was unable to find an image of that exact painting and was disappointed that it did not come up when i searched the museum’s website. i also came to appreciate the hudson river school painters. the museum has wonderful examples and years later I would return to write a high school paper on the movement.
when I was 13, my mother would drive me to pell city, alabama, (40 miles from our home) for watercolor lessons with wayne spradley. he was a regional artist who painted landscapes and rural scenes that my mother loved. she saw no impediments in exposing me to the arts. she herself knew little about the art world but she made sure I would. her zeal and fortitude last to this day.
mr. rosenstein’s ability is a marvel. i attended the rhode island school of design and studied color with akefeh nurosi. i learned the fine art of gouache myself. we had many assignments to learn the skill of color  mixing, gradation, complementary colors, etc. i was proud of my skills though i don’t think they came close to those of mr. rosenstein. quite possibly mine would have been rejected.

i don’t know in what year irving rosenstein attend the philadelphia textile school. i do know that i have many of the “studies” he did while in attendance there. here are two amazing examples: one labeled “plaid pattern with neutral color scheme” and the other “complementary colors in plaids.” both are done in gouache with expert care. these are part of a collection of gouache studies that cover a wide range of subjects and they brought back memories of my own art school education.

i remember my mother taking me to the birmingham museum of art for watercolor lessons when I was eight. my memories of the museum include a painting by hans hoffman, a wonderful abstract with a huge blob or drip that stood an inch away in relief from the canvas. i was unable to find an image of that exact painting and was disappointed that it did not come up when i searched the museum’s website. i also came to appreciate the hudson river school painters. the museum has wonderful examples and years later I would return to write a high school paper on the movement.

when I was 13, my mother would drive me to pell city, alabama, (40 miles from our home) for watercolor lessons with wayne spradley. he was a regional artist who painted landscapes and rural scenes that my mother loved. she saw no impediments in exposing me to the arts. she herself knew little about the art world but she made sure I would. her zeal and fortitude last to this day.

mr. rosenstein’s ability is a marvel. i attended the rhode island school of design and studied color with akefeh nurosi. i learned the fine art of gouache myself. we had many assignments to learn the skill of color  mixing, gradation, complementary colors, etc. i was proud of my skills though i don’t think they came close to those of mr. rosenstein. quite possibly mine would have been rejected.



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