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Links to Realist Art related sites
- JULIETTE ARISTIDES, my teacher, mentor, and inspiration; an incredible artist.
- 'CLASSICAL DRAWING ATELIER', Juliette's book; included in the book is a reproduction of one of my drawings from the Atelier.
- GAGE ACADEMY OF ART (fromerly SAFA,) where I studied under some of the greatest instructors in the country.
- ART RENEWAL CENTER - Raising the standard and rallying the forces of Realist Art in the modern age.
Blog List: Fellow artists and friends
Starky
Starky, my favorite dolphin, critiques her sketch.Photo by Loran Wlodarski
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About Me
- Mikey
- Arvada, Colorado, United States
- Mike Kloepfer is an award-winning artist with a career spanning three decades, including:
TECHNICAL ILLUSTRATION
for Microsoft, COBE Laboratories, Mackie Designs, Inc.
COMMERCIAL ILLUSTRATION
ANIMATION
for Boeing, Custom Automation, Inc.
GRAPHIC DESIGN & PRODUCTION
FINE ART
Traditional Classical Realism portrait, figure and wildlife art for commissions and collectors nationwide
He has done over a thousand professional portraits and over 9,000 professional caricatures, for collectors from every continent on earth.
Mike has an Associates degree in Commercial Art. He received formal training in figure and portraiture in the Aristides Classical Atelier, at the Gage Academy of Fine Art in Seattle.
His art has received numerous honors, including a purchase award nomination in 2004 from the Art Renewal Center in New York, and has appeared in articles in The Artist’s Magazine, and the book Classical Drawing Atelier by Juliette Aristides.
Mike teaches classes and workshops in the Denver area.
Mike plays guitar and sings with the acoustic-rock band Ironwood Rain.
In the Classcial Atelier 2004
An old pic of me at the Academy working on my cast drawing - which won 1st place. This photo appeared in the November 2004 issue of Artist's Magazine article on the Aristides Classical Atelier and the importance of drawing skills. Dig the long hair, the beard and the earring.
Nature's Design 2002
Watercolor, 9x12"
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