NOTED DRAWING INSTRUCTOR GLENN VILPPU TO LEAD
MASTER ARTIST WORKSHOP FOR CALIFORNIA ART ACADEMY AND MUSEUM

Participation is Limited to 16 Students in this Five-Day Workshop with Vilppu,
Who Teaches at Various Animation Programs, Including Disney Feature Animation

WHAT: "MASTER ARTIST WORKSHOP ON DRAWING"

The Master Artist Workshop on Drawing provides an opportunity for a maximum of 16 students to learn time-honored concepts on drawing used by such greats as Michelango and Rembrandt. Students will learn to begin with the subject's structure - the bones - and then add muscles and finally the flesh.

The workshop is part of an ongoing series of the California Art Academy and Museum for amateur, intermediate and professional artists interested in working side-by-side with nationally recognized artists to learn traditional fine art concepts and techniques. Other workshops to be offered during 2004 include "Outdoors to In Studio," "Urban Landscapes" and "Plein Air Landscapes in Oil."

WHO:  Glenn Vilppu, the instructor for this Master Artist Workshop, is considered to be one of today's foremost draftsmen and instructors in drawing and painting. Vilppu is past acting director of Character Animation at California Institute of the Arts, and currently is an instructor at Walt Disney Feature Animation, the American Animation Institute and the UCLA Masters in Animation Program.

WHERE: Various studios throughout the Pasadena area

WHEN:  Monday, January 12, to Friday, January 16, 2004, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day

COST: $575.00 per person, includes a Welcome Breakfast with California Art Club president, Peter Adams, and the Club's executive director, Elaine Adams, as well as an informal dinner/critique session at the conclusion of the workshop.

PUBLIC INFORMATION: 626/583-9009

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About the California Art Academy and Museum:
The California Art Academy and Museum (CAAM) was founded in 1997 by the California Art Club (www.californiaartclub.org) to further the Club's charter to promote traditional fine arts in the fields of painting, drawing and sculpture; to produce and promote art exhibits that foster understanding and interpretation of traditional art heritage and California history; and to furnish educational opportunities in fine arts. Currently, CAAM provides ongoing workshops lead by nationally recognized artists. CAAM has embarked on a capital campaign to raise funds for permanent location and ongoing operating expenses. Future plans include a tuition-based academy for traditional training in painting, drawing and sculpture, a public educational museum displaying works by early California artists and a research and archival art library for artists and scholars.

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