Auseklis Ozols
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Auseklis Ozols is an American
painter
and fine arts educator, based in New Orleans, Louisiana
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Ozols was born in Latvia
in 1941. He moved to the U.S.
with his family in 1950 and studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and also at the Trenton School of Industrial Arts.
Inspired by the model of Thomas Eakins
and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Ozols founded the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts
in 1978 to gather together artists and aspiring artists and to teach Classical techniques, stressing working from life. , he continues to actively serve as both the Director and an instructor.
Ozols's work is well regarded by fellow painters. He is noted for being fluent with a wide repertory of artistic techniques and styles seldom mastered by a single individual.
His daughter, Saskia Ozols
, is also a painter and instructor at the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts
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United States
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painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
and fine arts educator, based in New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
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Ozols was born in Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
in 1941. He moved to the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
with his family in 1950 and studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and also at the Trenton School of Industrial Arts.
Inspired by the model of Thomas Eakins
Thomas Eakins
Thomas Cowperthwait Eakins was an American realist painter, photographer, sculptor, and fine arts educator...
and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Ozols founded the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts
New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts
The New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts is a fine arts school in New Orleans, Louisiana.The New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts was founded in 1978 by Auseklis Ozols, inspired by the model of Thomas Eakins and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. The goal was to gather together artists and aspiring...
in 1978 to gather together artists and aspiring artists and to teach Classical techniques, stressing working from life. , he continues to actively serve as both the Director and an instructor.
Ozols's work is well regarded by fellow painters. He is noted for being fluent with a wide repertory of artistic techniques and styles seldom mastered by a single individual.
His daughter, Saskia Ozols
Saskia Ozols
Saskia Ozols is an American artist and art educator residing in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is the daughter of artist Auseklis Ozols. In addition to certificates from the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, she holds a master of fine arts degree from the...
, is also a painter and instructor at the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts
New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts
The New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts is a fine arts school in New Orleans, Louisiana.The New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts was founded in 1978 by Auseklis Ozols, inspired by the model of Thomas Eakins and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. The goal was to gather together artists and aspiring...
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