Courtroom Illustrations by Marlene Steele to be featured on 48 Hours

Check out courtroom sketches by Marlene Steele of the Linda Sturmer Murder Appeal aired on CBS 48 Hrs Feb 1st 10 pm. The murder conviction case is being appealed in 6th circuit court of Appeals!

https://www.cbs.com/shows/48_hours/

Cincinnati Art Club Sketch Group Exhibition

2017

Sketch Group Exhibition

opening
April 7, 2017

 

Sketch night at the CAC

Marlene Steele, Pastel on Blue Strathmore Paper

Recent works from the Sketch Group

of the

Cincinnati Art Club

Join us for the Opening
April 7, 2017 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm
Wessel Gallery at The Cincinnati Art Club

1021 Parkside Place, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Join us for gallery hours
Saturday and Sunday
April 8 & 9 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm

 

Marlene Steele: Classes Winter-Spring 2016

 Marlene Steele is the current Portrait Society of America Arts Ambassador to Ohio.  An alumni of the Academy, she teaches her studio skills in several media including oil painting, watercolor, pastel and drawing media.

Marlene works regionally as a courtroom artist since 2004, licensing her work with national networks. Marlene's draughtsmanship makes use of speed and gesture as well as classical shading, proportional principles and compositional drawing skills.

She is a founder of the Greater Cincinnati Calligraphers' Guild and holds a lifetime honorary membership.

Visit the website: Marlenesteele.com

ART ACADEMY OF CINCI  Community Ed

Contact: commed@artacademy.edu   P:  513-562-8748     513-562-6262

or register online: Link here: https://apm.activecommunities.com/artacademyce/Activity_Search

Winter session 2016

CLASSIC FIGURE DRAWING DYNAMICS: SEPIA AND SANGUINE

Saturday  March 26 to May 7 (Skip April 16) 9:00 am - 12 pm  6 classes

Expand your approach to figure and portrait: Classic Sepia and Sanguine pencil on toned papers. Learn how to heighten your formal effects with white pastel.  Model fee included  

Calligraphy Foundations: SPENCERIAN

Saturday March 26 to May 21 (skip April 16)   1:00 - 3:30 pm  8 classes

For the beginner or advanced student:  Beautiful flowing script from the pointed pen. Learn the basics of this classic American script style.  Marlene is the founder of the Greater Cincinnati Calligraphers' Guild with many years experience in the lettering field. 

PASTEL PORTRAITS FROM LIFE    NEW! Workshop Format

Tuesdays  February 9 to March 1st   9:30 am -12pm   ESSEX 4 classes

Freshen your approach to color with the portrait in traditional pastel. Students work from the live model. Model fee included.

OIL PAINTING: A Fresh Start!

CLIFTON Cultural Art Center  Wed eves:  February 10 to March 30

6:30 - 9:00 pm    8 classes

Freshen your approach to oil painting with a pro. How to begin a painting.  Basic composition and color mixing. Beginning and intermediate students welcome.

STUDIO SPACE: Marlene Steele

Marlene Steele is a Cincinnati based, Kentucky born fine artist and calligrapher. 

She accepts commission portraiture and landscape in several media.

She teaches her studio skills in oil painting, watercolor and pastels in workshops and serial classes. Working with student interest of all ages and experience levels, Steele enjoys helping students develop their potential and specific interests.

Steele is a member of the Portrait Society of America and is currently serving as this  Society's Arts Ambassador to Ohio, a multi-year commitment to the core mission of the national organization. She also enjoys Signature membership at the Cincinnati Art Club.

Her studio is a former cigar box factory in Cincinnati's West End. This tall brick building has equally tall windows and high ceilings that allow natural light to flood her work area.

"The clerestory on the top floor was a naturally attractive feature, --ambiance, ventilation and beautiful moving light."

Location:  West End, Cincinnati

Website: www.marlenesteele.com

Facebook:  Marlene Steele-Artist

How do I approach my work?

Urbanscapes--oil--The geometric architecture of inner city industrial sites has had a particular appeal to me as a painter. I feel the solitude of the spare work environment and find expression in the timelessness of the passing seasons. These facades have sheltered the work processes through the decades and today bear the scars of the process as well as the graffiti of our times. I sketch in the open or in my car depending on the weather conditions. Using graphite or pastel pencils for color, I capture the compositional elements that inspire me, taking cell pics for additional details.  I always find that the sketches keep me focused on the nuance of original inspiration and encourage my mental notes. Details are sometimes helpful but not of the essence--it is after all, a painting.

  

Courtroom sketching--practice--show--classes

Since 2004, she has worked in the challenging field of courtroom drawing. Steele's trial sketches, created in pastel, have been licensed to national and local networks.

"I am currently showing a small group selected from several cases at the WashParkArt Gallery on Elm st. in Cincinnati. The work shows some of the formats I have used to capture the developing story of the proceeding."  Steele attributes her success in this field to her figure drawing practice in variously timed gesture sketching. Steele delineates her methods and the drawing principles involved in her classes on drawing the human figure. She keeps several sketch books going and works spontaneously on a daily basis.

Steele also attends drawing sessions to practice the figure and portrait in the community as well as at the Art Club which is a membership benefit. "these sessions help me keep my skills current, very important use of my time.  I also enjoy the friends who share the experience."

Car art--color pencil and oil--show  

"My car art pieces in oil and color pencil are an arresting blend of nostalgia, steel/rust and weeds." 

My workspace.

Throughout my adult life after I left art school, I have always had a studio. It is important to be able to focus completely, temporarily without care or concern or having to cleanup.

My painting table is a scrap construct with rolling capability.  Several cans of brushes stand among the oils and mediums. 

I have a model stand for practice sessions. I also keep a lIbrary:  Artists' reference, technique manual or two, history

I have a Stimulating Quote wall. I have accumulated statements related to art that inspire as well as pragmatic pointers with which to focus my efforts. also the occasional postcard or two: a favorite work or a shot of another artist that I perhaps admire in their studio. 

Calligraphy light table and taboret, storage drawers for finishes and works in progress, calligraphy papers.

 "It's not what you are looking at that matters, it's what you see"  John Muir

"Art feeds the soul, who feeds the artist?"  ?

Note: Marlene has studio space for rent/lease on the premises: DT, interstate convenient, lots of light, industrial accented. Currently available: 1 3000+sq. ft. floor, cozy 600+ sq. ft. on 2nd floor, built in cabinetry. Secure off street parking with lease, free on street parking.

  

Illustrator News: Marlene Steele

Marlene Steele Has an opening at Wash Park Art this evening at 5pm. She also has some classes coming up:

Oil Painting- A Fresh Start begins  June 24th 6:30PM at Clifton Cultural Art Center

Dynamic Figure Drawing begins Saturday June 27th   9:30 - 12 noon.  

Art Academy Com Ed Program.

More Classes from Marlene Steele

 Marlene Steele is an accomplished courtroom artist. Learn about her tips and techniques!

 

NARRATIVE DRAWING: Defining the Moment in a Courtroom Environment
SAT. MAY 16TH 

1:00PM- 4:00PM 

PLAZA ART KENWOOD  8154 Montgomery Rd.  (513)  793-5300

Join local instructor and Courtroom Sketch Artist, Marlene Steele, as she demonstrates how to capture and define the moment in a courtroom setting. Marlene will discuss and demonstrate how to identify key figures, capture the moment, and define the narrative as fates are decided in the courtroom.
CHECK their website for additional info

 

Some of Marlene's other classes: 

Art Academy Com Ed classes:

Drawing Dynamics   Sat. 9:30AM -12 noon  June 27- Aug 8

Oil Painting: A Fresh Start    Wed. 6:30pm -9PM   Clifton Art Center

Pastel Portrait  Tues. 9:30AM - 12 noon       Essex

Calligraphy Foundations: Italic Lower Case  Sat. 1:00PM - 3:30 PM July 11 - August 15

AAC Contact: toll free  800-323-5692

513-562-6262   or register online.

Winter/Spring Art Classes

If your New Year's resolution is to hone your skills, here are some great classes taught by some amazing local artists/illustrators.

Instructor: Deborah Ridgley

What. Painting and drawing class with the costumed model. 

Where.  Held at the woman's Art Club 

6980 Cambridge Lane 

Mariemont Ohio 

45236 

Who. Instructor Deborah Ridgley. 

Www.DeborahRidgley.Com 

When. 

A six week session.  

Dates. Jan. 14, 21,28 

Feb. 4, 18, 25. 

Wednesday.  12:30-3:00 pm 

( there also will be a March, April and May session )

Cost. 

$210. 

( $30 model fee) 

More information.

513-259-9302. 

Instructor: Marlene Steele

Oil Painting: A Fresh Start    NEW!

Wed.   6:30 - 9:00 pm     Feb 18 to April 8 

8 classes  Clifton Cultural Art Center

Fee: $180 

If you've ever wanted to paint in oils, this is the place to begin. Designed for beginning and intermediate levels, discussions will cover how to start a painting, color mixing, selection and use of brushes, and other painting tools and painting design. Students will use a limited palette in order to learn how to mix a variety of colors. Interesting still-life set-ups will be used. Previous drawing experience is recommended. Open to adults and teens 16 or older. Materials are not included

Drawing the Figure 

Saturday   9:30 am - 12:00 pm        Feb 7- March 28  

8 classes

Fee: $180 

Draw the human figure with a fresh insights and techniques from a seasoned instructor.   Proportion, Line, tone and value  will be addressed to advance your skills.  

Pastel Portraits

Tuesdays  9:30 am - 12:30 pm       Feb 17 - April 21 

10 classes

$190 Essex

This class will focus on a direct approach to the pastel portrait from life. Students will begin by discovering black/white value patterns to understand the basic forms of the head. Using traditional pastel we will practice capturing male and female portraits, manipulating edges and value. Students must be 16 or older. Class cost includes model fee.

Calligraphy Foundations: Italic Capitals and Flourishes

Saturdays 1:00 - 3:30 pm        Feb. 21-March 28

6 classes

Fee: $150 

Learn the basics of beautiful script in this fundamentals course. Covering basics of line, stroke, and pen manipulation, this course makes it easy to learn and use calligraphy in writing, as pattern, or as a beautiful form of its own. No experience necessary. Materials not included.

ART ACADEMY OF CINCINNATI  Community Ed.

Contact: commed@artacademy.edu     

513 562-8748

 

Instructor: Steve Meek

Steve is teaching several classes on graphic design software if your New Year's goal is to become more tech savvy!

Adobe Illustrator CS6

Monday 6:30 - 9:00 pm   Feb 23 - April 13

S362

Expand your vector skills in Illustrator! Become proficient and learn how to create impressive and professional graphic designs and illustrations using digital tools. This course will consist of instruction surveying all major functions and guided work on projects.


Adobe Photoshop CS6

Wednesdays 6:30 - 9:00 pm March 4 - April 22

S362

A basic class with focus on retouching, editing, and creative image manipulation. This is an ideal course for free lance, in-house designers,  photographers using digital technology, and studio artists. The course will consist of instruction surveying all major functions and guided work on projects.


NEW! | Adobe InDesign CS6

Tuesdays 6:30 - 9:00 pm March 10 - April 28

S362

Ever wonder how they produce those beautiful magazine pages?  Learn the tricks of the trade! This is a great program for those students interested in what goes on behind the scene of publication layout. Great for creating books, catalogs, flyers, lay outs and more. No prior experience needed.  Class cost includes lab fee.

  

ART ACADEMY OF CINCINNATI  Community Ed.

Contact: commed@artacademy.edu     

513 562-8748

Open Life Drawing: Manifest

If you want to do more life drawing, check out Manifest Gallery's open life drawing sessions:

http://www.manifestgallery.org/studio/openfigure/

SCHEDULE:
Tuesdays, 7-9p.m. (short pose)
Wednesdays, 7-9p.m. (long pose)
Sundays, 2-5p.m. (short poses) 

Tuesday track will provide a mix of gesture poses for warmup and usually one 90 minute pose for the evening. At the moderator's discretion multiple shorter poses may be set up during any given meeting. ($90 / $45 student for a ten-session pass. $360/180 for a year).

Wednesday track will provide 2-day or 3-day poses as the norm. This track is designed to offer the multi-day poses so larger or more refined works can be completed. ($90 / $45 student for a ten-session pass. $360/180 for a year).

Sunday track* will provide a mix of gesture poses for warmup and usually a range of 1 to 3 poses for the remainder of the 3-hour session. At the moderator's discretion multiple shorter poses may be set up during any given meeting. ($140 / $70 student for a ten-session pass. $560/280 for a year).