Kline Academy has some Exciting News... Read about our landscape instructor Sharon Weaver!

 

Kline Academy has some Exciting News...

Our instructor has been published!

Outdoor Painter,
The home of PleinAir magazine

Painting Landscapes:
Changing Times call for a Different Approach
by
Contributing Author

Read about Kline Academy instructor Sharon Weaver! 

She shares how she transitioned to new methods of teaching amidst new circumstances, how to discover new subject matter for painting, and her step-by-step painting process.

Read more about Sharon Weaver's In-Studio Landscape Painting class HERE
Every Wednesday, from 10am - 1pm.
Enroll HERE

Reach us at artist@klineacademy.com or 310-837-7194 if you have any questions.

Kline Academy as some Exciting News... Living Brentwood Magazine publication

 

Kline Academy as some Exciting News...

We have been published!

Living Brentwood Magazine
September 2021 issue

Kline Academy of Fine Art
Art classes for adults, teens and tweens - taught by exhibiting artists
by
Nicole Selhorst

Read about Kline Academy founder
Cheryl Kline and her artistic journey with
Kline Academy of Fine Art.

"Often students aspiring to be artists 
know what they want to do, but don't know or have the skills to achieve it... For students who attend the Academy, Cheryl says, The sky's the limit."

Kline Academy Student Daniela Schweitzer to be part of 2020 LA Art Show...

Congratulations To Daniela Schweitzer!

"I am excited about a special large piece I have worked on for this  art fair.  See a teaser preview below of its early stages!" 

- Daniela Schweitzer

Daniela Schweitzer, past Kline Academy of Fine Arts student, is happy to announce that she will be returning to the LA Art show this year! She is very excited to share a very large project she has been working on.

Come by and visit her!

FEB 5-9 at the LA CONVENTION CENTER

Booth 825 | bG Gallery.

...

In addition, Daniela welcomes you to come by her studio at the Santa Monica Airport Campus and visit her during the upcoming Opening Reception for  "Drawing Connections"! 

"Drawing Connections"

Exhibition | February 10 – April 4, 2020

Featuring 25 artists from the 2 campuses of 18th Street Art Center 

This piece will be featured in the exhibit.

Opening Reception:

Exhibition Reception & Artist Open Studios 

February 22, 2020 | 5-8 PM

North and South Galleries | 3026 Airport Avenue

We are so proud of you Daniela!

5 Reasons to support the Arts

5 Reasons to support the Arts

Kline Academy of Fine Arts

Kline Academy of Fine Arts recently came across some information we found very interesting and valuable, so we decided to share it with you all.

5 reasons to support the arts

Have a Positive Social Impact:
For thousands of years, song and dance have brought communities together. Today, the arts create a space where all members can come together.

Enhance your Mood:
The arts offer an escape from the troubles of everyday life. When you're writing, singing, painting, or playing an instrument, you're able to temporarily set stress aside to focus on enjoying your craft.

Help The Economy:
The arts make up a major chunk of the economy - 4.2% of the GDP, to be exact, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. While that number may seem small, it's higher than the economic shares of the nation's transportation, tourism, and agriculture sectors.

Encourage Healing:
Different types of arts programs are employed in many different healthcare facilities. Patients that engage with these arts programs heal faster, manage their pain better, and spend less time in the hospital.

Generate Creativity: 
The arts are a self-perpetuating activity. Creativity is generated from the right side of the brain. The more you engage it, the more creative you become, like flexing a muscle in your brain.

Featured Student Anastasia Shmukler

A Word From One of Our Students at Kline Academy!

Anastasia Shmukler

12 years old

Classical Drawing and Painting Student

Anastasia Shmukler has been studying with Kline Academy of Fine Arts for almost 5 months. Anastasia has taken several different classes, Beginning Drawing Foundations with Bill Neukkomm, Drawing with Color with Lana Gloschat, Introduction to Oil Painting with Juri Umagami, and Classical Painting with Cheryl Kline. Anastasia has shown great potential achieving some remarkable work along the way. She is now experimenting with Oil Painting and is currently working on a Bouguereau master copy.

Here are a few of her pieces...

Kline Academy 2020 - It's All about Light

In the classes of 2020, we will be focusing on light... How light describes the form? How light affects color, mood and tone of the scene? Understanding light is essential in all genres of drawing and painting... Join our community of artist and expert instructors who will share their masterly in art making.

Cheryl Kline 

New Video Alert! William Neukomm - Beginning Drawing Foundation Instructor at Kline Academy of Fine Art

It all starts with drawing...

William Neukomm

Beginning Drawing Foundation Instructor 

William Neukomm is a modern, realist painter. William is a professional, exhibiting artist who has won numerous awards. 

He has an impressive education in the arts: a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Kansas City Art Institute, A Diploma in both Drawing and Painting from the Florence Academy of Art and a Master of Fine Arts from Laguna College of Art and Design. 

"I believe that the use of representational imagery is the best way to communicate specific visual information. The concept is simple, but not easy. It requires mastery. By rooting my work in the European tradition, I am able to address complex themes in an accessible manner. Mimesis, however, is not sufficient. I strive to make art that builds upon the virtuosity of the past while also being unabashedly modern and distinctly American. My current work focuses on exalting the domestic scene. As a father I have an excuse to play and to relive the joy and pain of childhood. Being a parent also prompts me to tap into my own fears as I attempt to shield my children from negative experiences.”

Experience Florence Academy drawing methods with William HERE...

Featured Student Robert Mendoza

A Word From One of Our Students at Kline Academy!

Robert Mendoza

Hear what he has to say...

Robert Mendoza

Classical Drawing and Painting Student

Robert Mendoza has been studying with Kline Academy for almost 2 years. Robert spent his first year studying Classical Drawing Techniques with Juri Umagami. He developed a good understanding of the fundamentals of Drawing and decided to move on to something new. Robert is now exploring the art of Oil Painting with Juri Umagami.

In his journey, Robert has achieved some remarkable work in both mediums.
Here are a few of his pieces...