Auseklis Ozols is an Americanpainter and Fine Arts educator, based in New Orleans, Louisiana. A painter is a person who paints woodwork, walls, etc. ... Fine art is a term used to refer to fields traditionally considered to be artistic. ... Nickname: The Big Easy Motto: Official website: http://www. ...
Ozols was born in Latvia in 1941. He moved to the USA with his family in 1950. He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the Trenton School of Industrial Arts. For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts is the oldest art school in the United States, founded in Philadelphia in 1805. ...
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 teach Classical techniques, stressing working from life. As of 2004, he remains there as both the Director and an instructor. Eakins Max Schmitt in a single scull Thomas Cowperthwaite Eakins (July 25, 1844 - June 25, 1916) was an American Barbizon painter, sculptor, and fine arts educator. ... The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts is the oldest art school in the United States, founded in Philadelphia in 1805. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Ozols' 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.
External links
Auseklis Ozols on New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts site