Anton Nowels – Color and Design: Inspired by Sergei Bongart (Online); Fridays, February 3-24, 2023

Date: Fridays, February 3-24, 2023
Time: 10:30 AM-1:00 PM Pacific Time (1:30-4:00 PM Eastern Time/6:30-9:00 PM London Time)
Level: All
Medium: Oils or acrylics

We are connected with one another through our emotions. Sharing your emotions in your painting begins by understanding the steps of the dance.  First the students learn about color structure. Second the student learns about design. Finally the student has the freedom to paint loud and clear.

“Paint for a certain idea. Think about color and design, not story. Real artists never paints story. Overstate, don’t be afraid to say something loud and clear.” – Bongart

Anton Nowels is an accomplished artist whose work has been been exhibited on a national level.  Nowels is a Signature Member of the American Impressionist Society (AIS) and recently won a Landscape Painting award at the Oil Painters of America (OPA) National Exhibition.  This year, he participated in the Brinton Museum’s Residency program in Big Horn, Wyoming.

Anton teaches and explores color theory approaches employed by Charles Hawthorne, Henry Hensche, Sergei Bongart, and Josef Albers. Nowels paints a variety of subjects and experiments with painting techniques. The Maynard Dixon Legacy Museum in Mt. Carmel, Utah, represents Anton’s work and has welcomed him as a guest artist at their Maynard Dixon Country events.

Nowels has studied both contemporary and fine art. At Scottsdale Artists’ School, he earned scholarships to study with Ned Mueller, Camille Przewodek, and Romel de la Torre.  At Arizona State University, he studied Interdisciplinary Art and explored contemporary art practices, including performance, installation, and video.

Currently, Nowels is working on a series of large-scale paintings that focus on both representation and abstract impressionism. antonnowels.com