Hello everyone,
I'm pleased to announce the Scientific Illustration Master Class -
co-sponsorted by the GNSI and Humboldt Institute (formerly Eagle Hill Field
Research Station). I'm even more pleased to announce that Frank Ippolito
will be the instructor.  Information on the workshop follows.

Hope everyone is enjoying the holidays. -Karen Ackoff
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Guild of Natural Science Illustrators Master Class
August 9-15, 1998

In this co-sponsored workshop, participants will be guided by a
professional artist as they proceed from rough sketches to finished,
full-color illustrations. Instruction will begin with a focus on selecting
subject matter, conducting research, and keeping a detailed field
sketchbook. Studio fundamentals, such as composition, rendering form, and
working with value and color will be stressed. Portfolio preparation and
demonstrations of mixed-media techniques are planned for the evenings. The
small size and relaxed atmosphere of this workshop will facilitate
interaction between the instructor and the participants. Participants with
beginning to advanced interests are welcome.

Instructor: Frank Ippolito

Frank Ippolito has been Senior Artist at the American Museum of Natural
History in New York since 1983. An adjunct professor at Fairleigh Dickinson
University, Teaneck NJ, he has taught Wildlife Illustration,Scientific
Illustration, Computer Illustration, Anatomy, and Drawing. He has lectured
and taught numerous workshops, on both digital and natural media, for the
annual Guild of Natural Science Illustrators conferences and has also
appeared as a guest lecturer at many institutions and universities. Current
client list includes The Audubon Society, Natural History Magazine, NY City
Parks Department, and the NY State Department Of Environmental
Conservation.

To be held at the Humboldt Institute (formerly Eagle Hill Field Research
Station) in Stueben, Maine.

By juried application.
College credit available through the Univ. of Maine.

Cost:
Tuition                 $345
Meal plan                       $170
Accommodations
   Student accomodations        $95
   Cabins                       $160
   Tenting                      $30

For more information, contact:
        Joerg Lotze, Director
        Humboldt Institute
        Dyer Bay Road
        Steuben, ME 04680
        Ph: 207 546-2821
        E-mail: [log in to unmask]

        OR

        Karen Ackoff
        GNSI Liaison, Master Class Series
        Asst. Prof. of Fine Arts
        Indiana Univ. South Bend
        Ph: 219 237-4124, work or 219 246-9045, home
        E-mail: [log in to unmask]