Brock Alius

Brock Alius

brockalius@gmail.com

Website: http://brockaliusart.blogspot.com

   Provo, UT

Brock Alius was born in Utah 1987. His formative study took place  over  the  course  of  5  years,  under  the  direction  of  an alumnus of the Florence Academy of Art. Upon graduating he was the head instructor at the Center for Academic Study locat- ed in Springville, Utah, for 2 years. His responsibilities were in- structing  representational  drawing  and  painting  students  in core principles of craft and technique. Brock currently contin- ues to teach privately, and develop his own work.  He has re- ceived an honorable mention in the Shades of Gray Drawing Competition for Drawing Magazine, Tuition Scholarship, Portrait Society of America, Second Place Scholarship Art Renewal Cen- ter, Alpine Fellowship Program Fellow Recipient, and a winner of Southwest Art Magazine 21 under 31 Artists to Watch.
My area of focus is traditional, representational drawing and oil painting  techniques.  Through  my  instruction  participants  will gain the knowledge of how to accurately interpret and repre- sent something seen, including portraiture, still life and land- scape, as well as effective and safe use of materials, charcoal, pencil  and  oil  paint.  Foundational  principles  will  encompass concepts  like  achieving  accurate  proportions, rendering  light and shadow, and mixing accurate color. Such principles are also not limited to fine art but are widely applicable to other crea- tive areas that require realistic artwork like graphic and game design,  concept  art,  illustration,  comic  books  etc.  Practical teaching applications could include portrait, figure, still life and
landscape drawing and painting intensives, with individualized or group focuses.