| A LITTLE ABOUT ME |
Hello. My name is Sean Roach and I’m a visual artist and PBS KIDS Sprout Television host. I graduated from the Tyler School of Art in 1999 with a BFA in painting. Before becoming a Television show host I was a scenic artist and I worked with many notable companies like The Wilma Theater, Upstage Right Productions, Proof Productions, Busch Gardens, Nabisco, Kraft and many others. In 2006 I was commissioned to build a life size Mr. Peanut for Planters’ 100th Anniversary. This monumental sculpture now lives at the Atlantic City Historical Museum. In addition to sculpture and design, I create paintings and drawings of landscapes, portraits and murals. My most recent body of work has focused on portraiture using both oil paint and dry pastels as my medium. Please contact me if you are interested in attending one of my portraiture workshops or demonstrations.
Shortly after graduating from Tyler I began studying theatre and acting and I became enamored with it. I have performed in over forty productions since 2001 and I am also a member of Comedy Sportz, which is a company that performs improvisational theatre year round. Go to www.comedysportzphilly.com to learn more about it.
In January of 2008 I began hosting a television show on PBS KIDS Sprout, the first ever television station dedicated to 24-hour preschool programming. I co-host a LIVE and interactive show called The Sunny Side Up Show with my co-host, a chicken, named Chica. There are three hosts that rotate hosting with Chica on a three week cycle. Chica and I write all our own material and we have a blast doing crafts, singing songs, exercising and just hanging out in the Sunshine Barn. The show airs every weekday morning from 9am to 12noon Eastern Standard on Sprout and I can be seen every third week.
| VISUAL ARTS RESUME 2007 |
BORN
Lansdale, Pennsylvania, October 17, 1976
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Paintings and African Sculptures at Galleria 1903, August 2007 to present.
Victory for Tyler: Painting 2007, ICE BOX Projects Space, April 2007
Paintings at Birthmark, Media, PA, February 2007- present.
The 1999 Philadelphia Card Show, Lockjaw Gallery 1999
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Painting, Tyler School of Art, 1999
Semester in Rome, Italy, Spring 1998
Additional study: Acting, Temple University, 2001-02
Acting Internship Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble 2002-03
Figure study at Studio Incamminati, Schyulkill Academy of Fine Art, Philadelphia Sketch Club and The Plastic Club
Monitor weekly figure drawing class at the Main Line Arts Center 2006-present.
Travel to Rome and Prague to study sculpture and architecture.
SELECTED COMMISSIONS
Freelance set design, graphic design and sculpture.
Mr. Peanut, Life-size statue on the Atlantic City boardwalk, Planters
Oreo Cakester, 16 foot wide cookie sculpture for Kraft
Seasonal Stage, Busch Gardens Amusement Park, Williamsburg,Virginia
Scenic Charge Artist, Upstage Right Inc., Cherry Hill, NJ
Scenic Charge Artist, Proof Productions, Glassboro, NJ
Greco-Roman Busts, Wilma Theatre, Philadelphia, PA
Bunny Mural, 5th and Queen, Philadelphia, PA
DEMONSTRATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Willingboro Art Alliance, Willingboro, NJ
Center for the Arts, NJ
2-day Workshop, early May of 2008, Willingboro Art Alliance, Willingboro, NJ
| THE MODEL |
| - Selecting a pose - Lighting the room - Training your model - Distance from your subject |
Can you see everything? Endless possibilities, simplify with one source. Instruct them to use their eyes. Close is better. |
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| THE MEDIUM |
| - Surface - Pastel |
Paper luminosity- the zero point. Texture- it's you or the manufacturer. Size- small makes for big headaches. Medium opacity- the 100 point. Layering- why pastels are so unique. Definition- hard versus soft, a brand choice. Subtraction- the kneadable eraser. |
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| DRAWING/SEEING |
| - Expectations/Seeing shapes - Ghosting/Grisaille - Flattening/Seeing in 2-D - Values/Darkest to Lightest - Vectoring - Volume |
Measure twice cut once. See the whole, simplify the shapes. Close one eye/Squint/Unfocus. Go from 0-100. Horizontals/Verticals/Diagonals and Distances. The big lie and how to become better at it. |
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| COLOR DISSECTION |
| - Seeing color - Starting with a base color - Monochromatic spot coloring - Layering - Temperature/Cool vs. Warm |
Dissect color into it’s constituent parts. Pick a color with midrange value and temperature. Put a little here and a little there. Don't draw, paint. Leave academia for the academics. |
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| TECHNIQUES |
| - The essential side stroke - Smudge - Erase - Line - Light pigment on top of dark |
Look for shapes, not edges. Get dirty, wash hands frequently. Paper luminosity is fixative’s friend. Use it to define texture and energy. Create atmosphere and cohesion. |
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| PLANNING |
| - Timing - The importance of accuracy - Bravery/Intuition - Intensity/Conviction |
Learn to feed off the pressure. ou can't progress without confidence. Be bold. Attack the surface. Don't ever give up. |
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Contact Information:
email: seanroacharts@gmail.com
Last Updated: 07/25/2006
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