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  1. hmm... okay this is my memory from visiting last fall. They varied a bit in size and shape but I'd say around 11x12 ft in space... Most were rectangular. My studio in my house is about 15x11 ft and I remember thinking that the majority were smaller than my space now, and found that disappointing. But this is a guess... wasn't walking around with a tape measure. lol. I think you can put up curtains/build walls to make the space more intimate, but they do encourage an open studio atmosphere, which is why only a few had doors.
  2. The studios at SVA are on the smaller side and open. It's set up cubicle-style in a big room. Some people have built doors, but most are without.
  3. Update: (all for painting) Accepted PAFA w funding Waitlisted Indiana U. (Bloomington) Rejected Hunter No Word Columbia SVA
  4. Dear Swalroth, I am also a representational figurative painter. It is true that it is not “hot” right now. But many people fail to realize its resurgence. People who claim painting is irrelevant usually have no vision in the medium themselves, and fail to see all of the incredible work (the likes of which haven’t been done/properly exposed to the public before) being created everywhere. There are tons of amazing figurative painters doing all different kinds of work right now. That being said, I was in a very similar place as you, when I graduated undergrad. You have the building blocks of a talented painter, but still have much to learn in terms of technique and concept. If painting is the be-all-end-all for you, keep at it. Painting from photographs will always hinder your work. Use yourself, willing friends, family, etc. Paint from life in order to learn how to paint poetically. There is a difference between painting what you know is there, and painting what you actually see. Composition is also essential. When I left undergrad I went and studied personally under painters who I admired and knew I would learn a lot from. Many living prosperous painters have assistants, residencies, people who go and study with them for a period of time. Steven Assael does workshops in NYC, LA, and I imagine other places. I haven’t studied with him myself, but I know people who have and found it to be very transforming. In addition to others’ suggestions, here are some people you should look at just to have an idea of what is happening right now and the many different ways your work could grow. Look at: Antonio Lopez Garcia Alex Kanevsky - http://www.somepaintings.net/Alex.html Sangram Majumdar - www.sangrammajumdar.com Odd Nerdrum - http://www.nerdrum.com/works/index.php?id=132 Paul Fenniak - http://paulfenniak.com/ Fabian Jean - http://www.flickr.com/photos/30317999@N04/ Sophie Jodoin - http://www.sophiejodoin.com/ Israel Hershberg Rita Natarova - www.ritanatarova.com Paula Rego John Currin Vincent Desiderio Tina Newberry - http://missioncreep.com/newberry/index.html Dead, largely unknown, and amazing: Euan Uglow Vilhelm Hammershoi Eugene Carriere Antonio Mancini Edwin Dickinson Harriet Backer
  5. didto on the hunter news. happy to finally be getting word though.
  6. soon to be caffeinated

  7. Thought I'd add my results so far. (all for Painting) PAFA- Accepted with funding No Word Columbia Hunter SVA Indiana U. Bloomington I'm assuming it's a no-go for Columbia and Hunter at this point. It sounds like people aren't agreeing on whether SVA requires an interview for entrance... A friend of mine was rejected from Indiana.
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