Fascinating presentation explaining Edwin Dickinson’s approach to teaching painting. Lengthy video of a Workshop and Lecture given by the painter John Leavey titled “The Perfect Squint: The Teaching Legacy of Edwin Dickinson”
John Leavey studied with Edwin Dickinson at the Art Students League in 1955-1961.
“Dickinson said that he wasn’t aware of consciously teaching the way his teachers taught him. The reason is that the period of time he spent studying as a student is so much less time the the period of time he spent as a painter.”
John Leavey – The Perfect Squint: The Teaching Legacy of Edwin Dickinson from justin adkins on Vimeo.
Painting Perceptions was started in 2009 by Larry Groff to promote the ideas, practice and experience of painters working from observation in a modernist vein from around the world through interviews, essays, videos and community. It later evolved to include imagination-based and abstract painting as well.
this is great. thank you for sharing it!
I just read your remarks, here in 2015, recently,a fellow who draws at the Spring Studio in N.Y. C. found the first D.V.D.
that I did of this subject. It is not yet edited, but if you wish I can make a disc & mail it (U.S.mail) to you.It is too big to e-mail. My e-mail is j.n.leavey@myfairpoint.net If you are interested, let me know.
Best,
John Leavey
“Must See!”
Can’t wait to go out and hear the sounds of colors within my painting.
Just attended class with C. Kehoe about working with contiguous colors in building a painting.
Great demo in this video of that concept and its importance.
Appreciate you sharing this video. Will pass it along to friends.
This is invaluable – thank you for posting it.
Sat and watched the whole thing. I particularly liked his description of the “Brown School”.
So much valuable information. Thanks