Alain J. Picard is an award-winning artist, instructor, author and speaker. His acclaimed pastel and oil paintings have been exhibited throughout the US, Europe, China and the UK.
Alain travels internationally as an art instructor, demonstrator, speaker and artistic advocate for the vulnerable.
Alain Picard earned a BA in illustration from Western CT State University and went on to study at the Art Student's League in New York City. Picard cites Sargent, Degas, and Sorolla among his artistic influences. A love of light and beauty are immediately apparent in his pastel and oil paintings.
Alain's work has been featured in such publications as The Artist's Magazine and The Pastel Journal.
He has garnered top awards* throughout the Northeast in esteemed exhibitions including the Portrait Society of America, the Hudson Valley Art Association, the Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists, the Connecticut Pastel Society and the Pastel Society of America.
Alain is a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America as well as the Connecticut Pastel Society where he serves as President.
In 2004, The Artist's Magazine highlighted Alain as one of 20 contemporary artists "On the Rise".
He later won the Best Portfolio Award at the 2009 Portrait Society of America Conference in Washington, DC.
He later won the Best Portfolio Award at the 2009 Portrait Society of America Conference in Washington, DC.
A frequent workshop instructor and demonstrator for art associations, schools, galleries and museums, Alain was recently invited to demonstrate a portrait in pastel at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
He lives with his wife and two sons in Southbury, Connecticut.
Alain J. Picard è un artista, istruttore, autore e relatore pluripremiato. I suoi acclamati dipinti a pastello e ad olio sono stati esposti negli Stati Uniti, in Europa, in Cina e nel Regno Unito.
Alain viaggia a livello internazionale come istruttore d'arte, dimostratore, relatore e difensore artistico per i vulnerabili.
Il lavoro e la scrittura di Alain sono stati presentati in numerose occasioni in pubblicazioni come The Artist's Magazine, The Pastel Journal e Practique des Arts.
Nel tentativo di condividere la sua passione per l'arte, Alain ha scritto tre libri didattici, tra cui "Mastering Pastel" e "Beginning Drawing", e recita in una crescente collezione di video didattici.
Alain ha tenuto conferenze e dimostrato per il Metropolitan Museum of Art, il National Arts Club di New York City, le Vose Galleries di Boston, MA, la Convention IAPS di Albuquerque, NM, e la Biennale Internazionale d'Arte Pastel alla Ming Gallery di Suzhou, Cina.
Alain ha ottenuto i migliori premi in mostre prestigiose, tra cui la Pastel Society of America, l'American Artists Professional League, la Hudson Valley Art Association, la Portrait Society of America e l'International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS).
È giudice e giurato di mostre internazionali, e ricercato ritrattista e paesaggista. Fa la sua casa in Connecticut con sua moglie e due figli.
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