The Nationally Recognized Sculptor, Daniel Borup, grew up in the small town of Meridian, Idaho, where he learned to love art from his older siblings. Daniel’s passion for art only grew when he went to college. This is where Daniel was introduced to figure sculpting. He instantly fell in love with sculpting and hasn’t put down his sculpting tools since. Years of work and development has awarded Daniel with honors and awards as well as the honor of creating public art sculptures for various locations throughout the country.

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We had the honor of interviewing Carlo Russo, a Philadelphia based oil painter and instructor. Carlo graduated from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 2004 where he focused his studies in the methods and practices of traditional realism. While known primarily for his mastery in still life painting, he is accomplished in figurative and landscape painting as well. At Workshop SLC we are big fans of his work and we’re so honored to share that he will be teaching his first workshop here in July.

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Today we sit down with Samantha daSilva, a professional abstract artist and educator living and working in Salt Lake City, Utah. We are so proud to have her as one of the Artists in Residence at Workshop SLC since 2019. Samantha will be teaching three abstract painting workshops at our facility this year so we decided to sit down with her for a conversation about her art journey, her extensive travel experiences, and where she draws inspiration from.

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We had the pleasure to interview Warren Chang today, a California based Fine Artist, best known for his paintings depicting the fieldworkers of Monterey County. His realist paintings are reminiscent of 19th century painters, in particular Francois Millet (1814-1875) who also depicted scenes of peasant farmers in rural France. Chang's paintings depict subtle narratives that celebrate the human spirit. He will be teaching a 3 day portrait painting workshop at our studio in January and we couldn’t be more excited to have him!

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Today we sit down for an interview with Todd M. Casey, a best-selling author and award-winning artist from Connecticut whose work can be found in galleries and collections throughout the United States. He’ll be teaching a one-of-a-kind joint workshop with Sarah Sedwick at Workshop SLC on September 16 - 19, 2021 and we couldn’t be more excited to learn more about him and his technique.

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Today we sit down with Robert Lemler, a respected and dedicated artist and teacher from Arizona. In addition to his work as an artist, Robert is also a sought-after teacher who has taught painting and drawing classes in oil, pastel and charcoal for more than two decades. Robert is teaching a three-day workshop at Workshop SLC on August 13-15, 2021 about the general principles of painting the figurative subject.

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Today we sit down with Qiang Huang, an award winning still life, landscape, and impressionist artist living in Austin, Texas. Qiang Huang is teaching a 3-day workshop at Workshop SLC on June 25, 2021 so we decided to sit down with him for a conversation about how he got into art, some of his favorite pieces, and why he chooses to teach classes and workshops around the world.

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