We will work on surface preparation, understanding of base color and glaze color combinations and techniques for achieving multiple types of finishes including wood graining, marbling, and other surface decoration. We will work together to create painted samples and then to develop a project such as a painted box, chair or picture frame etc.  Students may also wish to use these techniques in a painting on canvas or board. The goal may also be to develop a larger decorative project at home.

Adam Lowenbein lives and works in both Long Island, NY and Ft. Lauderdale, FL.  He has a BFA in painting from The Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA in painting from Indiana University.  He is also an alumnus of Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture and spent a year as a Core Fellow at the Glassell School, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. He has worked for 30 years in New York City as a decorative painter executing projects for many of the city’s top interior designers.  His work has appeared in House and Garden, World of Interiors, Veranda, Architectural Digest and others. His paintings have been exhibited at Go Fish Gallery in NYC as well as group shows at Caren Golden Fine Arts, The Center for Book Arts, Bluestone Gallery in Milford, PA, Rudolph Blume Fine Arts in Houston, TX and MAC Fine Arts in Fort Lauderdale, FL.  His paintings are also included in The West Collection and other corporate collections.