Dale Axelrod’s profound interest in color stems from his experience at the Cape School of Art in Provincetown, Massachusetts. After moving to San Francisco in the early 70's, he would return each summer to study with master colorist and teacher Henry Hensche, who taught students how to see and interpret the varying light keys of nature through accurate color relationships.
His career includes enthusiastic excursions (www.caricaturist.com) into other media—from his days at PCA (Philadelphia College of Art) where he graduated with a degree in Motion Picture, to his extensive involvement in San Francisco arts and politics (producing posters and graphics for numerous campaigns, and helping coordinate two ballot initiatives allowing street artists to operate legally on the sidewalks in San Francisco). Since his work with Hensche, however, he has always kept his eye and hand attuned to the simple process of ”placing one spot of color next to another" as a means of honoring and sharing the visual beauty of the world around us.
Dale has recently developed and patented a series of interface concepts (Connected Color Tools™) designed to link traditional coloring materials with the current use of digital graphics (www.FineArtTech.com).
This marriage of technologies is one of the key components in the upcoming series of computer-presented painting tutorials he is producing with his wife, Camille Przewodek, who paints and teaches color in Northern California, and in workshops all across the US.
Artist Info
Self-portrait, pastel, 18 x24”
Hensche-Hawthorne Tradition—
Check out these dedicated sites:
Henry Hensche Facebook Group (website)----------------http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=43555364630
Treasure trove of images and informative comments and notes by current students & teachers.
Cape School of Art (website)----------------------------------http://www.capeschoolofart.com/
Henry Hensche’s former students have reorganized the school as a non-profit in order to to help pass on the
principles and enduring influence of Hensche, and his mentor Charles W. Hawthorne
Cape Cod School of Art . Org (website)---------------------http://capecodschoolofart.org
Comprehensive list of links to Cape School artist/teachers and artist/students.
The Henry Hensche Foundation (Thibodaux LA)---------http://www.henryhenschefoundation.org/
A landmark achievement in painting instruction, and teaching students to see color relationships, the
Foundation wishes to preserve not just the voluminous works of Henry Hensche, but the practical and
historical legacy of his teaching principles.
(My) Top 10 Active Exponents of the Hensche-Hawthorne Tradition—
An admittedly subjective selection (organized alphabetically) of current 10 top teachers based on personal knowledge and/or the work they have up on the web :
Sammy Britt (Cleveland MS) ---------------------------------- http://www.sammybritt.com
Clayton Buchanan (Newburgh NY) -------------------------- http://claytonbuchananart.com
Rick Casali (Annapolis MD) ------------------------------------ http://www.rickcasali.com/home.htm
John Clayton (Provincetown MA) ----------------------------- http://www.johnclaytonstudio.com/bio.html
John Ebersberger (Annapolis MD) --------------------------- http://www.johnebersberger.com
Cedric and Joanette Egeli (Edgewater MD) --------------- http://www.egelistudio.com
Rob Longley (Delmar NY) -------------------------------------- http://www.roblongley.com
Margaret McWethy (Marshfield Hills MA) ------------------- http://www.margaretmcwethy.com
Hilda Neily (Provincetown MA) -------------------------------- http://www.hildaneilygallery.com
Camille Przewodek (Petaluma CA) -------------------------- http://www.przewodek.com
• Hawthorne On Painting — Collected by Mrs. Charles W. Hawthorne
THE definitive book on color in painting!
(see reader reviews on Amazon.com for many 5-star recommendations!)
Purchase at your local, independently-owned bookstore, or directly from Dover Publications.
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• Hensche On Painting: A Student’s Notebook by John W. Robichaux
• The Art of Seeing and Painting by Henry Hensche (out of print—however, a FREE pdf available at the Henry
Hensche Facebook group’s “File” page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/43555364630/files/ )
Books & Videos
• Painting Light: The Cape School Method, with Camille Przewodek — DVD from American Artist Magazine
• MONDAYS with CAMILLE — Capturing the Key of Light in Color — Book (inc. supplementary disc)
http://finearttech.com/FineArtTech/News.html
• Painting the Impressionist Landscape — Book, and 3 videos (in DVD format!) by Lois Griffel
http://www.loisgriffel.com/books.shtml
• Capturing Radiant Light & Color — Book and 2 DVDs by Susan Sarback
http://www.lightandcolor.com/videos_new.html
• Henry Hensche, An American Master — A Video Documentary (VHS) by Albert R. Guidry
Out of print (Remastered DVD will be available in the future from the Henry Hensche Foundation)
RECOMMENDED BOOKS AND VIDEOS
