July 24, 2009

Today is the final day of the 5-day workshop with Koo Schadler. Koo is an exceptional artist and instructor in egg tempera. She has written a highly regarded book on the subject and is a wealth of information about all the technical details of painting with this media of the Renaissance masters.

Koo arrived early on Sunday before the students started to arrive so that she could set up the studio. She arranged and covered the tables with paper, and then hung up examples of egg tempera painting all over the walls.

This was a full class and everyone was eager to get started.

These pictures were taken on Wednesday, but you can see how much progress people are making with this very detail oriented work. This is Barbara Willner. She is using a fabulous tabletop painting easel that Koo sold to those interested.

Here is Koo offering advice to Skia Laurence.

Another view of the class busily working in the studio. I think many burned the midnight oil during this workshop – taking full advantage of the 24-hour access to the studio.


Here is a great sheep painting by Toni Savchuck. It is based on a photograph that Toni took at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival.

Toni’s mother came along with Toni as a non-participant in the workshop, but Toni says that her mom is having the time of her life hanging out at the inn and visiting with old friends in the area.

If you missed your chance to get into this fine workshop at the Hudson River Valley Art Workshops, don’t worry Koo will be back again in 2011.