The Art History lecture and discussion that was scheduled for this Wednesday is cancelled and postponed till next week, Wednesday June 22th at 6pm in the east studio (11e 700s Salt Lake City). Art Historian, Micah Christianson, will be discussing symbols in art. The public is welcome at no charge. We apologize for the late notice, and hope to see you next week!
Art Lecture Cancelled this Wed- Moved to next Wednesday
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Micah Christianson Speaking at the Hein Academy of Art
Art Historian, Micah Christianson, will be speaking again at the Hein Academy on June 15th at 6pm in the east studio (11e 700s Salt Lake City). The public is welcome at no charge. He will be discussing symbols in art. We hope to see you there.
New Self Portrait by Jeff Hein
This is a new self portrait that Jeff Hein has painted for the 9th Annual 300 Plates Fundraiser & Exhibition at Art Access in Salt Lake City. For more information on the fundraiser, please visit their website:http://www.accessart.org/300.html
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Tagged 9th Annual 300 Plates Fundraiser, Art Access, Art auction, Hein art, jeff hein, oil painting, self portrait, Utah Art
Christ in America
Well here it is. The painting Ive been working on for some time. It is titled “Christ in America”. For those of you out there that are completely puzzled by that subject you can learn a little more about my beliefs and the background of this painting at www.lds.org. This was an amazingly difficult and memorable experience for me. Why so difficult? – Mostly painting 2 seven year olds from life among other things. Its memorable for much the same reason. Working with these three people for so long has been a pleasure, especially my sweet daughter Ady (left). She complained alot but overall I think this was a good experience for her too. I hope you all like the painting.
Jeff Hein
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New Art Classes at The Hein Academy of Art
We are excited to be offering new art classes at the Hein Academy of Art. We have expanded our Academy and the classes will be taught in our new East Building. Beginning to Advanced Drawing and Painting will be starting June 1st.
If you are interested in learning more, please visit the Hein Academy Blog for more information. http://heinacademy.wordpress.com/schedule/
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Tagged art classes for kids in Utah, Hein Academy, jeff hein, kid classes, Utah art classes
The Unveiling of Jeff Hein’s Painting
The unveiling last Saturday at the personal studio of Jeff Hein, and his latest painting was met with admiration, and comments of its beauty and mastership. It was a full house, with friends, family, collectors and admirers, enjoying the unveiling, as you had to carefully squeeze by smiling faces and snippets of conversation and laughter to maneuver thru to Jeff’s painting on display. I dare say one of the only places that did have room at times, was a respectful distance of a couple of feet, in front of his painting. People seated near his painting , sat in silence contemplating and admiring, while others took pictures and discussed it up close with friends. Jeff could be found to be deep in conversation with small groups, explaining his process and painting, or gesturing and talking to individuals throughout the night.
This painting and its growth and process, was 7 months in the creating, for Jeff Hein. Many times, visitors and us in the studio, would watch Jeff paint, we would often think that some of the figures in his painting were finished, only to find out surprisingly from Jeff, that to his eye, they were far from being finished and resolved. To watch this growth over the months was a valuable learning process for both me, Jeff’s visitors, readers of the blog, and for the other students in the Hein Academy of Art.
Thank you all for coming out and sharing the evening with us, it was a pleasure to have spent time with some old friends and wonderful to have met new ones.
This coming up season of spring and summer are going to see some interesting and exciting blog entries for Jeff Hein and his paintings. I am looking forward to it, as I know you are! Until then, have a great weekend, and ciao!
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Tagged art show, Hein Academy, jeff hein, Painting from life, Utah Art
Invitation to View Jeff Hein’s Newest Work of Art
You and your friends are personally invited to the unveiling of
Jeff Hein’s newest work of art.
This will be the only and last opportunity to view his painting in the United States.
• When: Saturday, April 30, 2011 from 6 – 9 pm.
• Where: Hein Academy of Art – 16w 700s, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 (801)502-9185
• Light Refreshments will be served
We look forward to seeing you there!
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American Painting Video Magazine
I’ve been Privileged enough to be included on the spring issue of American Painting Video Magazine. I am in good company in this issue. Painter Michael Klein is the creator of this magazine and it is sponsored by Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine. Klein is an incredible painter who has sacrificed his own painting time to travel, film and edit this video magazine. He tells me it is a passion project for him in order to bring what he considers to be the best living painters to one location for us. If a man of his caliber believes in it that much, you artists and collectors out there ought to give it a look and support the cause. Its just 10 bucks an issue.
Check it out here
http://www.americanpaintingvideomagazine.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=p5usd3sVDpU
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Behind the Scene Details
Jeff Hein has been working constantly on his multi-figure oil painting this week, and has the background and most of the foreground of the surrounding jungle completed. The plants he was using to paint from have found new homes or places throughout the studio. The mannequins have moved in closer again, as Jeff has been making some new additions to the attire of both of the children that help to move the eye of the viewer, and break up the larger fields of color of their dresses. The robe of the adult figure is nearly complete with two small areas needed to be refined. Cast shadows have been added by overhanging branches and a sense of filtered light has seeped into the background.
Today, Jeff had his assistant, Jenna, make a small leather purse, as part of the attire of one of the children. After Jenna hand sewed the design he had in mind, Jeff then lay the purse loosely into the painting while it hung on the shoulder of one of his mannequins. Next week, his models will be coming back into the studio, so that he can finish up their faces, arms and some toes. Until next time, Ciao!
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Tagged art, Art in Utah, Hein Academy, jeff hein, Jenna, leather pouch, oil painting, Painting from life
Sunlight and Bird Song Amoung the Trees…Inside the Studio.
detail of background and foreground in progress by Jeff Hein
One of the major additions is all of the foliage and jungle plants added along the top of the painting, and throughout most of the background, foreground and parts of the middle ground on the left side of the painting. These were painted from life, from the plants brought in specifically for this purpose, with the skylight filtering soft sunshine from overhead. Jeff is still deciding as to how many layers or times he will go back into these plants. Most of them have one to two layers on them, as Jeff would painstakingly paint a stroke of dark green, and then change it by either hue or value to continue along the same small leaf. He has not touched the ground or dirt, and you can see that the foot and arm of the two visible figures are not even started yet. These body parts will be awaiting a live model session, as Jeff will also be going back into the faces of each of the three figures and adjust color, temperature, form, light and shadow some more.
We piled into the car for a small field trip today to a local pet shop to find some small South American birds and finches, that Jeff Hein will be drawing and then possibly adding into his painting. Either way, the Hein Academy now has the pleasant sweet trill of bird song in the background, along with the sunlight coming thru and the jungle trees in a corner, it makes for a very relaxing atmosphere.
A quick note to those interested…Please visit the Hein Academy blog to see a small clip of a facinating lecture and discussion by art historian Micah Christensen.
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Tagged birds, draing birds from life, Hein Academy, jeff hein, oil painting, Painting from life, painting plants, south american, Utah Art
