30 Years of Gratitude
Every week when I sit down to write my blog “Monday Thoughts”, I try to focus on a topic that may pique your interest relative to contemporary art, art education, or the overarching importance of investing in creative growth. But please forgive me because today is going to be slightly…
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Student Showcase: Riley
Tell us a little bit about your journey as a young and developing artist. I watched a lot of cartoons as a kid. A lot of my friends were into Anime, so I started drawing a lot. I started giving my drawings to people as gifts, and then I just…
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Project Snapshot: Splash Screens
Teen Focus on Manga Splash Screens Overview: Students employ traditional painting techniques such as underpainting and glazing to create an artwork inspired by the manga artist Rolua. Students explore methods for creating dynamic poses and immersive worlds to combine cartoon-like style with realistic elements for one breathtaking painting. Vocabulary +…
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Own a One River School Franchise
One of the greatest joys I have had in my career has been creating business ownership opportunities within the arts. Almost twenty years ago, I joined the School of Rock as CEO. We quickly began franchising and to this day I have maintained such amazing relationships with our earliest franchise…
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The Inspiration of Eddie Martinez
Sometimes things just hit you instantaneously. That’s how I felt when I first saw Eddie Martinez’ artwork. It was 2011 and I was deep into the process of thinking about starting One River School when I stumbled on Eddie’s paintings at an art fair. At the time, I remember…
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