Bryan Briscoe, Artist and Community Art Instructor
be-art@wcclass.com
Saranac, NY

OBJECTIVES

Master of Fine Arts Degree

Give art demonstrations and lectures to K-12 private and public schools

Participate in Artists-In-Residency Programs

Exhibit in large Galleries, Museums, Colleges and Universities

Present Art Workshops

Teach Art in underserved Communities and Private Institutions

QUALIFICATIONS

2004-Present

Excellent with technical and painting instruction in watercolors, acrylic and pencil

Give effective and inspiring class demonstrations

Facilitate class comradery and motivation through challenging art lessons

Encourage the value of individual color observation and paint mixing skills

Build problem-solving into class lessons

Inspire class confidence and self-esteem

Enjoy teaching and working with the public

SKILLS

ART MEDIUMS

Wet Media: Gouache, Watercolor and Acrylic; traditional drawing; traditional painting and techniques; Digital Drawing and rendering; Dry Media: Pastel, Graphite Pencil, Charcoal; Print Making: Etching and Woodblock and Carving: Mixed Media: Natural and Man-Made materials

ART PRODUCTION SKILLS

Traditional and Digital Masking, Collage & Montage; conventional Painting Techniques, Color Mixing and understanding of end results, artwork Edging and Cleanup, art Transfer Methods and Processes, Surface Preparation and Paint Application, Problem Solving, traditional and digital Concept Solution Drawing

GRAPHIC AND DIGITAL

Concept Development, Illustration, Graphic Design, Graphic Art and Page Layout, (traditional and digital work processes)

ART AND GRAPHIC DESIGN TOOLS

Software: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator; InDesign and Macromedia Dreamweaver

Work Environments: Mac/PC Platforms Drafting Table, Slide Rule and Easel

Hexadecimal, RGB, CMYK Process Color and Pantone Swatch Color understanding

Digital Drawing and Painting Tools and Filters

Slide Rule, Triangles, Flexible Curves and traditional graphic tools

Offset printing Dot and Line Screens

September 2018-Present
Senior Citizens Council of Clinton County, Plattsburgh NY
Community Art Instructor: Teach Beginning - Intemediate Level Watercolors and Entry Level Acrylic painting and techniques.

September 2018
Senior Citizens Council of Clinton County, Plattsburgh NY
Community Art Instructor: Taught Beginning - Intemediate Level Watercolors; Entry Level Acrylic painting and techniques; beginiing Wildlife and Persepective Drawingtechniques.

2016 – 2017
Samuel F. Vilas Home, Plattsburgh NY
Watercolor Instructor:

Provided painting taught watercolor painting with emphasis on color and techniques; mixed media painting with watercolor pencils, acrylics and watercolors; provided weekly lesson plans; encouraged residents to paint and have fun; observed resident physical concerns; encouraged experimentation with watercolor and crayon, graphite pencil and grease pencil; assisted residents with paint applications and hand-painted cut-outs for watercolor collages.

September 2015-May 2018
Senior Citizens Council of Clinton County, Plattsburgh NY
Community Art Instructor: Taught Beginning - Intemediate Acrylic and Watercolor painting and techniques.

September 2014-May 2015
Senior Citizens Council of Clinton County, Plattsburgh NY
Community Art Instructor: Taught Beginning and Advanced Acrylic and Watercolor painting and techniques.
Provide painting demonstrations; teach watercolor methods, paint processes and techniques, (color and mixing; blending and shading; masking and resisting; gouache paint application, step-by-step large watercolor painting work process, for example: Coy Dog class project.

Spring Semester
February18, 2014
Clinton Community College, Plattsburgh NY
2-hour Classroom Lecture and Slide Show for the art class of Mr.
Burcroff, Art and Humanities Department Art Advisor|
Discussed my fine art and commercial backgrounds; freelance experience; professional development and art education; explained how to develop a portfolio with help from local business sources, internships and volunteer opportunities; explained the advantage of employment while attending school and how the military has helped my long-term art career. My slide show described my early art and commission projects.

June 2013
Senior Citizens Council of Clinton County, Plattsburgh NY
Community Watercolor Instructor: Entry Level Watercolors
Taught Watercolor techniques; Color and Mixing; produced geometric art projects; homework projects and painting demonstrations.

May 1, June 18 & 25, 2013
Rota Gallery + Art Space, Plattsburgh NY
Community Art Instructor: Gallery Presentation Workshops for local Artists
Mat & Frame
Provide demonstrations; Taught beginning framing applied to mats and communication with framers; discussed the importance of producing professional consistent art display materials; demonstrated how to create professional mats on a logon mat cutter; demonstrated how to properly clean glass to frame art prints; had students work in groups to achieve measurement accuracy using rough dummy art mats.

March - May 2013
Senior Citizens Council of Clinton County, Plattsburgh NY
Community Art Instructor: Acrylic Painting
Beginning Flower Study, Landscape & Still Life
Demonstrated how to use basic acrylic painting materials; students learned how to prepared canvas and paper for acrylic paint applications; students gained paint mixing skills and practiced using acrylic paint gels, retardants and mixing mediums.

January 11- March 1, 2013
Senior Citizens Council of Clinton County, Plattsburgh NY
Community Watercolor Instructor: Working with People in Watercolors
Provided painting demonstrations, Berry Girl and Two in Field; taught students how to develop paintings of working people through proven watercolor techniques, value studies, color keys and artwork production methods. Students produced black and white painting studies as grayscle studies to create final color paintings.

October 26 - December 7, 2012
Senior Citizens Council of Clinton County, Plattsburgh NY
Community Watercolor Instructor: Beginning Watercolor Painting
Provided painting demonstrations; taught color; mixing and a variety of watercolor techniques to help students create and develop modern geometric watercolor paintings.

Fall Semester 2012
Center for Community and Workforce Development, Plattsburgh NY
Community Watercolor Instructor: Floral Art in Watercolors
Tuesdays August 21, 28/September 4, 11, 18 & 25
Provided painting demonstrations; presented a variety of techniques; class focused on the development of three floral watercolor paintings; taught floral based artwork; students worked from their sketches and helped the class produce final art.

Fall Semester 2012
Center for Community and Workforce Development, Plattsburgh NY
Community Watercolor Instructor: Masking and Resisting Techniques in Watercolors
Wednesday September 12, 19, 26/October 3, 10 & 17
Provide painting demonstrations for basic landscapes. Students learned how to apply masking fluid and rubber cement; practiced rigorous masking and resisting techniques; learned about the importance of isolating painting areas and gained knowledge about how to create detail elements in their Landscapes.

Fall Semester 2011
Clinton Community College, Plattsburgh NY
Watercolor Instructor: ART10701C-Introduction to Watercolor
3-Credit Elective Course

Taught beginning watercolor techniques, color theory and mixing; gave class projects and outside art assignments, essays and color vocabulary test. My instruction tasks also included performing hands-on individual and group demonstrations, class and individual critiques to help broaden class technical painting skills; prepared attendance sheets, course syllabus and weekly assignments; submitted online daily attendance records and midterm and final grades.

Teaching Style: demonstrated watercolor techniques; encouraged self-practice and experimentation with color and techniques; recommended the practice of observation and critical thinking; gave reviews and encouraged class feedback; assigned museum and gallery essays to students with low attendence and low grades.

December 2011 – Present
Fine Artist, Saranac NY

Created digital and on-board original art concepts and studies; produced original digital art concepts which included textures; experimented with mixed media, collage and assemblages; researched digital printing methods and artist proof sample prints.

2010 – 2011
Senior Citizens Council of Clinton County, Plattsburgh NY
Community Watercolor Instructor:

Provide painting demonstrations; taught beginning and intermediate watercolor painting with focus on fun and encouraging lessons; basic color theory and a variety watercolor techniques; provided lesson plans, sign-in sheets, class hand-outs and supply lists; performed in-class painting demonstrations and met with the program and executive director to discuss class schedules.

January 2010
Lake Placid Center for the Arts, Lake Placid NY
Art Juror: “Farm Scapes” one of two selected art jurors

Participated in gallery show meeting to effectively review artwork; selected art based on show theme, art execution and technical ability; provided show awards through the process of critical discussion and eliminations.

Fall & Spring 2010
Office of Continuing Education, Clinton Community College, Plattsburgh NY
Community Watercolor Instructor:

Provided painting demonstrations; taught watercolor painting workshops with focus on color, mixing and techniques; produced lesson plans, material lists and class handouts; performed painting and technical demonstrations and met with the program coordinator for class schedules.

2008 – 2009
Saranac Elementary, Saranac School District, Saranac NY
Watercolor Instructor:

Provided painting demonstrations; taught beginning watercolor painting; color and techniques; produced lesson plans and class handouts; met with the program director to setup class dates and order art supplies.

2008 – 2008
Samuel F. Vilas Home, Plattsburgh NY
Watercolor Instructor:

Provided painting demonstrations; taught watercolor painting with emphasis on color and techniques; mixed media painting with watercolor pencils, acrylics and watercolors; provided weekly lesson plans; encouraged residents to paint and have fun; observed physical concerns and assisted residents when necessary; encouraged experimentation with watercolor and crayon, graphite pencil and grease pencil; assisted residents with paint applications and hand-painted cut-outs for watercolor collages.

December 2007 – 2010
Artist and Graphic Designer, Saranac NY

Created original artwork; produced color studies; practiced & experimented with watercolors and mixed media; communicated art production to framers, printers, photographers and copy services for community and personal projects; provided art direction and production for original watercolor paintings for Giclée Limited Edition Prints; produced retail art paper products and designed and produced graphic print promotions.

2005 Edmonds High School, Edmonds WA
Guest Artist:

Provided a 90-minute lecture and discussion that included a question and answer session to the senior art class about my art background and experience. Presented slides of my work; discussed and explained the similarities and differences between fine and commercial art.

2004-2007 Shoreline WA
Watercolor Instructor, Shoreline Center, Shoreline WA
Provided class painting demonstrations; taught beginning and intermediate watercolor painting techniques; basic color theory; hands-on lessons and produced lesson plans and class handouts.

1984-1988
Bachelor of Fine Art Degree, Massachusetts College of Art
Boston, MA. 
Main focus: Commercial Illustration
Secondary focus: advertising marker rendering, graphic art and production