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MEDIUM: Oil Paint | Watercolor Art | Mixed Media Art | Gouache Paint SPECIALTY: ✔ Plein Air
Steve Puttrich started his studies at the American Academy of Art and the Art Institute of Chicago. He received his degrees in architectural illustration, graphic design, and fine art. Steve studied watercolor painting under the Academy’s Director, Irving Shapiro, and Oil Painting under Eugene Hall. After a 35-year career as an artist, designer, and Vice President of Creative Services and Innovation for Parsons Corporations. Steve and his wife Bobbie Puttrich, also a fine artist, are now enjoying painting full-time around the country. Steve is also teaching at Chicago’s Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Art. At the Morton Arboretum and Chicago Botanic Garden. Steve enjoys demonstrating his craft throughout various local venues and has won several awards in Plein Air Painting events as well as quick painting competitions. Steve is currently the Artist in Residence for the Plein Air Painters of Chicago. He is represented by Castle Gallery in Fort Wayne, IN, Main Street Art Gallery in Lake Zurich, IL, and the Unintended Curator Gallery in Culver, IN.
Stephen’s EXPERTISE
Listed below are this Mentor’s specialty skills. Join this group if you want to grow in these areas.
Specialty: ✔ Plein Air, ✔ Technical
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Colour and Composition
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Studio Setup for Art Production
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Technique Demos
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Competitive painting in Plein Air events
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Providing Art Critiques
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Teaching How to Self Critique
MARKETING & BRANDING:
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Website Design
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Artist Statement & CV
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Social Media
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Shows and Exhibits
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Pricing Artwork
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Selling Online
Steve is outstanding. Super informative. Great feedback…
I was impressed with Steve Puttrich’s input, lesson and how well he explained our assignment.
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EMERGING
Mentorship Group
$ USD87/Monthly Membership
FOCUS: Creating a body of work that will sell and or win awards.
Next session: December 17, 2024
On the 3rd Tuesday of every month 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM MST Tue
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EMERGING
Mentorship Group
$ USD87/Monthly Membership
Next session: December 03, 2024
On the 1st Tuesday of every month 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM MST Tue
GROUP IS FULL Join the waitlist to receive an email when a spot becomes available.
"Art for me is a way of connecting shapes to tell a story.
My intent with each piece of art is to capture and connect to the moment; connecting people in shared experiences, to this place and time. I’m partial to painting landscapes.
These beautiful scenes provide amazing contrasts of light, shadow, color, and gray all offering great illustrations of life’s own journey.
As elements of light and time display shapes and movement, these same elements often mirror our own storyline.”
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