Studio Incamminati-School for Contemporary Realist Art
Nelson Shanks, Founder and Artistic Director

Adele Sakoda . Meditation . Oil on canvas . 20 x 16 . 2011

JaFang Lu . Ceremonial Bowl . Oil on canvas . 18 x 18

Snehal Rajeev Page . Self Portrait . Oil on canvas . 2011

Sakiko Shinkai . Still Life (Small World) . 8 x 10 . 2011

Kerry Dunn . The Drummer . 25 x 18

Rob Goodman . Squash . Oil on canvas . 12 x 16 . 2008

Jason Espey . Katie . Oil on canvas . 16 x 20 . 2011

John Flavin . Gift Basket . Oil on canvas . 14 x 11 . 2011

Snehal Rajeev Page . Marionette . Oil on canvas . 16 x 12 . 2011

Snehal Rajeev Page . Roger . Oil on canvas . 20 x 16 . 2011

Joseph Dolderer . Lily in the Shadow . Oil on canvas . 20 x 16 . 2009

Kerry Dunn . Portrait of a Shoe . Oil on canvas . 11 x 16 . 2005

Peter Kelsey . Figure in Warm Backlight . Oil on canvas . 24 x 18 . 2011

Yoni Park . Bowl and Egg . Oil on canvas . 12 x 16 . 2008

Katya Held . Reminiscences of Past Days at the Shore . Oil on canvas . 24 x 30 . 2009

Snehal Rajeev Page . Dione . Oil on canvas . 24 x 18 . 2011

Caroline Weitzman . Still Life in Lea.s Studio . Oil on canvas . 14 x 11 . 2011

Joseph Dolderer . Karina . Oil on linen . 16 x 12 . 2009

Sakiko Shinkai . Big Cucumbers and Eggs . Oil on canvas . 10 x 20 . 2011

Joseph Dolderer . Dawn . Oil on linen . 24 x 18 . 2009

Jen Hagen . Thinking Woman . Oil on canvas . 24 x 16 . 2010

Katya Held . Still Life with Garlic . Oil on canvas . 9 x 12 . 2009

Ning Hu . Family Boat . 12 x 16 . 2009

Ning Hu . Standing Nude . Oil on canvas . 24 x 16 . 2009

Painting

The painting is the culmination of all phases of the artist’s life at Studio Incamminati. It’s the junction of many things: technique and critique, advanced instruction and peer interaction, intensive study and solitary reflection. The finished artwork represents, if not the full mastery of art, then the full-fledged attempt to create art that informs and fulfills.

While Studio Incamminati honors the canon of realism and remains indebted to practices of the Old Masters, it revels in art that is complex, dynamic and quite contemporary. The artists are committed to using the paragons of the past, but ensuring that they bring enlightened meaning to the present.

Ultimately, the painting aims to prove the value of the studio’s core philosophy that mastery of technique is prelude for creative expression. All the years spent honing skills and aesthetic sensibilities do more than provide the tools for meaningful communication. The Studio Incamminati experience gives the artist a uniquely rich context to use those tools and be truly creative.

All artwork is the property of the respective artist. Reproduction is strictly prohibited.