Summary: <p>This week, we are joined by representational painter Gabriel Lipper who has been painting professionally for over 20 years and teaching for more than 15 years. In this conversation, we discuss Gabe's transition from classical figurative work to a much looser style that brings in elements of abstraction and he shares his reasoning for making this move. During our chat, we learn about Gabe's passion for daily drawing an, his desire to portray the beauty of our world, and his commitment to sharing more of himself in his work. (We also discover that Alice has an aversion to the word "sketch!") Gabe is about to teach his "Learning to See" course, which ran for the first time last year, and we discuss both the course content and his experience of teaching it. Finally, we share two inspirational artists for you to check out.</p> <p><strong>Mentioned:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://8paint.net/freeworkshop/?l2s=15" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Get access to the Learning to See free workshop classes HERE</a><br> Perfect for exploring that hybrid between realism and abstraction</p> <p><strong>Learning to See course is now open (end Feb 2021) </strong><br> Gabe would love you to watch the free classes first which you can do on the link above. <br> Find out more about joining the full program <a href="https://8paint.net/product/learning-to-see-online-course-spring2021" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">HERE</a></p> <p><a href="https://artofgabriel.com/">Gabe's website</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Roger-Cecil-Secret-Peter-Wakelin/dp/1911408089">Roger Cecil: A Secret Artist</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Raimonds-Staprans-Nancy-Princenthal-Shields/dp/188403828X/">Raimonds Staprans: Full Spectrum (out of print)</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Find our websites: </strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.alicesheridan.com/"><u>www.alicesheridan.com</u></a><u><strong> </strong></u></p> <p><a href="https://www.louisefletcherart.com">www.louisefletcherart.com</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Follow us on Instagram:</strong></p> <p>@alicesheridanstudio </p> <p>@louisefletcher_art</p> <p><em>"Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License</em></p>
