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About Olyas_blog

A professional artist and educator, a Russian native classically trained in Moscow, coming from a family of Moscow artists, Olya holds a Master’s of Fine Art degree from the University of Moscow. Losina's artwork is in private collections in the United States and internationally. She exhibited at the Athenaeum, Earl & Birdie Taylor Library - Annual Drawing Show, Pacific Beach, CA; Instituto de Cultura, Tijuana, Mexico; Brushworks Gallery, San Diego. Influential teacher, she has taught Visual Arts courses to hundreds of students of all ages at Losina Art Center in San Diego, Athenaeum School of Art in La Jolla, Instituto de Cultura, Tijuana, Mexico and privately. Olya trains art teachers, conducts private and group professional coaching for advanced and intermediate artists, and offers art consulting to art collectors since 1994. Olya is a member of San Diego Museum of Art, Contemporary Arts Committee - a support group of the San Diego Museum of Art, Museum of Contemporary Art, Timken Museum of Art and The Athenaeum.

College Portfolio Examples

We have combined a short round-up of our students’ art potfolios, all of them were accepted; so you can use these examples for reference when working on your portfolio.

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Tonal Value

This week I will be covering how the Old Masters taught tonal value to their apprentices. The concept of tone seems ephemeral at first intuitive. It is one of the things you don’t know you know.I will be posting a detailed, … Continue reading

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PANIC ATTACK

PANIC ATTACK Understanding Tonal Value – Simplified Version. [Drawing from an Arrangement of Boxes Shaped as a Reclining Figure]. Fig. 1.  Old Master’s drawing. Study by Luca Cambiaso, 1527-1585 How a seemingly disastrous situation: my model calling in sick(!) 30 … Continue reading

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51 issues in drawing

Drawing is multi-tasking. There are many issues that the artist should deliberately address in drawing. With practice, this awareness turns into the ability to see. I have been asked a lot to publish a list of these issues. I recommend … Continue reading

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How to hold the paintbrush?

Your painting style depends on many things: your temperament, speed, intention, inspiration, skill, even how much paint you squeeze on your palette! One rarely considered factor is the way you hold your brush. It effects the character of your painting. … Continue reading

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Our new Art Blog

This is the first post of our Art Blog. Please use RSS for subscribing! We want to make it interesting for anybody interested in art: news with comments, tips for artists, tips for learning to paint and draw, pictures of … Continue reading

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