(Previous Instructor) Marie Sheehy Walker P.S.A.
Instructor
Marie Sheehy Walker is an artist from Long Island,
N.Y., presently living in Huntington. Her works
include still life, landscapes, and figures -
in pastel, watercolor and oil. After receiving
her B.F.A. from Rosemont College, Pennsylvania,
Marie studied at the Art Students League in New
York City under Robert Brackman,Robert Beverly
Hale, and Gustav Rehberger. Marie
Sheehy Walker has been listed in Who's Who in
American Art since 1984 and is a signature member
of the Pastel Society of America. She has shown
in several solo and group exhibitions and has
won numerous awards. Her work is represented in
the Huntington Art Gallery, as well as in many
private collections.
(Visiting Instructor) Emily
Plassmann
Children Instructor
Emily Plassmann
is a recent student of Kirils. Emily had many
jobs as teachers assistants in various art classes
for children such as at local summer schools and
at the youth program at Hofstra University. She
has worked on a comissioned piece for a small,
local, independant film. SHe has also been displayed
at local North Shore galleries and art shows including
ones at Grassroots, North Shore High school and
Rosalyn School of Painting. Emily is mainly trained
in fine arts and worked with oil paint, sculpture,
charcoal and conte. She focus' on classical art
training and incorporates all her knowlege of
her training into her pieces. She is very good
with teaching children and designates some of
her time helping young students with their artwork
and basic training to lead them into a classical
art education.
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