Tutor in Brooklyn, NY 11205
Brooklyn, NY 11205
NOT ENROLLING
Price starts at: $84.00
Subjects: Drawing, Oil Painting, Painting
Hello! I moved to Brooklyn fifteen years ago to get my MFA at Pratt Institute; I’ve been a professional fine artist for my entire adult life and have shown my work extensively in and around New York. I have taught traditional oil painting at local ateliers and I also teach plein air workshops in the Hudson Valley through the Artist’s Workshop Association. In 2018 I was invited by the US Department of State to teach a series of oil painting workshops at an art college in Algiers, Algeria, because one of my paintings hangs in the Ambassador’s Residence there. It was an amazing experience! I love talking about painting and drawing and demonstrating what I’ve learned. For more info, pics, and demonstrations, you can check out my IG (@eileen_murphy_studio) or my website (eileenmurphy.net).
For both drawing and painting, I lead my students through a series of exercises that teach the fundamentals of observation and execution. My own work is very realistic, so I have the technical skills to demonstrate to students how to reach the goals they want, whether or not they want the results to be exactly true to life. A lot of my students end up making more expressionist work which is great! And some others are interested in making very traditional paintings.
Additional note: I provide materials for beginning painters so that you don’t have to invest in paint and brushes until you know for sure that you want to continue with it. I think that makes it easier for people to get started.
I also teach small group lessons (2-3 people) so message me for that pricing if you have a few pals you want to bring with you!
EDUCATION
Date: September 15, 1999 – May 15, 2003
School: Mount Holyoke College
Degree: Art History and Studio Art
Date: September 15, 2004 – May 15, 2006
School: Pratt Institute
Degree: MFA, Painting
AFFILIATIONS
Date: March 15, 2015
Name: Art Renewal Center
Description: The Art Renewal Center is devoted to a specific set of principles and beliefs. To create the largest on-line Museum on the internet, to promote a return of training, standards and excellence in the visual arts, to provide responsible opposing views to the modernist art establishment, and to disseminate the rich artistic heritage of 2,500 years of accumulated knowledge in creating traditional, realistic images touching upon universal and timeless themes.
EXPERIENCE
Date: January 15, 2020
Organization: Institute of Art and Design, New England College
Title: Lead Painting Faculty in the Master of Fine Arts Department
Description:
Date: June 15, 2015
Organization: Art School of Columbia County
Title: Faculty
Description: I design and teach classes and workshops at this upstate NY art school.
Date: October 15, 2018 – October 15, 2018
Organization: US Department of State
Title: Arts Envoy
Description: I was asked by the State Department to travel to Algeria to teach a series of oil painting workshops at an art college in Algiers
CERTIFICATES
Date: May 15, 2006
Authority: Pratt Institute
Name: MFA
Description: Masters of Fine Arts in Painting
AWARDS
Date: December 15, 2017
Authority: The Santo Foundation
Name: Individual Artist Award
Description: This award was given to three artists who were selected by a juror to receive $5,000.00. More than 850 people applied from all over the world.
Date: January 15, 2014
Authority: Yaddo
Name: Alma Schapiro Fellowship for a Female Painter
Description: Award for a female artist at the Yaddo residency
LANGUAGES
Language: English
Proficiency: Fluent / Native Proficiency