Michael Freeman
MASTER ARTIST
Mastrius Artist Mentor
This artist is mentoring at Mastrius. Visit our How It Works page for membership details.
Mentoring Emerging Artists
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MEDIUMS: Soft Pastel
SPECIALTY: ✔ Technique ✔ Marketing
*Mentoring alongside Julie Freeman
Michael is an international award winning hyperrealistic artist from New Zealand who has had a fascination with realism since childhood and his main medium is pastel. In his artwork he strives to create images that have greater depth and feeling than can be achieved with a photograph.
Starting initially with acrylics, before discovering the wonderful medium of pastel – which suits his hyperrealistic style and love of detail.
Michael’s subjects range from his current series of still life paintings featuring iconic New Zealand toys and objects, through – landscapes featuring old weathered sheds, barns, railway carriages, windows and doors, old locks, and farm animals (mainly cows) – all inspired from photographic trips along New Zealand’s roads.
Michael’s EXPERTISE
Listed below are this Mentor’s specialty skills. Join this group if you want to grow in these areas.
Specialty: ✔ Technique ✔ Marketing
Technical:
Color & Composition
Technique Demos
Studio setup for art production
Supplies and tools – what to use, where to save, and where to spend
Teaching to Self Critique
Providing Art Critiques
Marketing:
Shows & Exhibits
Social Media
Artist Statement & CV
Marketing & Branding
Business:
Pricing Artwork
Approaching Galleries
Running your art business the day-to-day
Studio time management
Products, prints, & reproductions
“Mastrius has done wonders for my confidence. I have managed to step way outside of my comfort zone which has in turn given rise to so many more opportunities to further my art career.”
~ Deb, Emerging Artist
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Emerging
Mentorship Membership- Next session: May 24, 2023
- On the 4th Wednesday of every month
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12:00 AM - 2:00 AM MDT Wed
2:00 AM - 4:00 AM EDT Wed
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4:00 PM - 6:00 PM AEST Wed
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MORE ABOUT THE ARTIST
Michael is in the Master Circle of the International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS/MC), is a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America (PSA), and a Master pastellist of Pastel Artists of New Zealand (MPANZ) and has a Master of Fine Arts degree (MFA) University of Illinois, USA, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree (BFA) Elam School of Fine Arts, Auckland University, NZ.
Michael went to Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland, to be a painter and left a product designer. However after a successful design career in 2010 he decided to return to his passion for painting.
