Melissa Gryder
Melissa Gryder, Oil
Contemporary Realism inspired by the Cape School Tradition
Melissa Gryder lives and works in Annapolis, Maryland. She received her BFA in 1999 from Frostburg State University and went on to continue study at Oxford University and University of North Florida. She spent over a decade studying portraiture and color extensively with Cedric Egeli, John Ebersberger, and at the Cape School of Art in Provincetown, MA. She has been teaching painting classes in the Annapolis area for over 6 years and at Maryland Hall since 2018. Locally she is represented at Main Street Gallery. She has been featured in national juried exhibitions and museum shows throughout the United States. Her works are included in collections in the United States, Japan & England. She is an active member of Portrait Society of America, Oil Painters of American, American Impressionist Society, Mid-Atlantic Painters Association and the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association. She is currently the Vice President of the Maryland Society of Portrait Painters, of which she has served on the board for the past 8 years.
When I moved to Annapolis 15 years ago, I was thrilled to discover Maryland Hall. I love how many of the painting instructors at Maryland Hall have been trained in the Cape School tradition. It is a treasure for students to be able to study various subjects of painting with different instructors who share similar backgrounds.
Melissa Gryder's Classes This Season
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Instructor NameMelissa GryderAges18+Room Number214Member Price$150Non-Member Price$175
Focus on teaching fundamentals of landscape painting, teaching students the importance and use of design, composition, perspective, color. Focus will be on painting in studio from photographic reference using oil paints and advanced students will learn to create larger finished work based on plein air studies Due to the nature of this class, it may be taken multiple times to develop various skills, meeting each student’s individual needs. Student skill from complete beginner to advanced would be accommodated, focus is on students looking for more information on exploring landscape painting. For supply list or questions please contact info@melissagryder.com or visit www.melissagryder.com
*Class policies are subject to change in accordance with the guidelines issued by the CDC and the Anne Arundel Health Department regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. In registering yourself or your child for this class, you agree to follow the Maryland Hall COVID-19 Guidelines while attending classes at Maryland Hall.*
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Instructor NameMelissa GryderAges18+Room NumberOffsiteMember Price$225Non-Member Price$250
Students will become familiar with supplies and items needed for plein air painting. We will meet at a predetermined location for painting. We will revisit the fundamentals of landscape painting and how to approach them when paintings on location. Design, color, light, perspective, atmosphere & depth will be discussed. The primary goal of the class will be students to complete plein air paintings showing a development of fundamental landscape painting skills. Paintings may be viewed as finished work or as studies for a more developed studio painting. For supply list or questions please contact info@melissagryder.com or visit www.melissagryder.com
*Class policies are subject to change in accordance with the guidelines issued by the CDC and the Anne Arundel Health Department regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. In registering yourself or your child for this class, you agree to follow the Maryland Hall COVID-19 Guidelines while attending classes at Maryland Hall.*
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Instructor NameMelissa GryderAges18+Room Number214Member Price$125Non-Member Price$150
Focus on teaching fundamentals of landscape painting, teaching students the importance and use of design, composition, perspective, color. Focus will be on painting in studio from photographic reference using oil paints and advanced students will learn to create larger finished work based on plein air studies Due to the nature of this class, it may be taken multiple times to develop various skills, meeting each student’s individual needs. Student skill from complete beginner to advanced would be accommodated, focus is on students looking for more information on exploring landscape painting. For supply list or questions please contact info@melissagryder.com or visit www.melissagryder.com
*Class policies are subject to change in accordance with the guidelines issued by the CDC and the Anne Arundel Health Department regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. In registering yourself or your child for this class, you agree to follow the Maryland Hall COVID-19 Guidelines while attending classes at Maryland Hall.*
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