Francis Vallejo art demo- Norman Rockwell Museum

Illustrator Francis Vallejo conducts a live art demo for students attending the 31st Annual Berkshire County High School Art Show at Norman Rockwell Museum on February 4, 2017. The exhibition was generously sponsored by Berkshire Bank, with support for student memberships also provided by Alarms of Berkshire County and members of the Museum’s Board and National Council.
Francis Vallejo is an award-winning, Detroit based, American artist whose works have been exhibited in major national publications, art galleries, and museums. Vallejo earned his Bachelor's degree from Ringling College of Art + Design in Sarasota, Florida, and has since created artwork for a host of notable clients including Candlewick Press, Snapple, VIBE, and Camelbak. He has shown in The Anchorage Museum, The Society of Illustrator's Museum of American Illustration, Gallery Nucleus, and Pixar studios. Vallejo recently debuted "Jazz Day," written by Roxane Orgill and published by Candlewick Press, winning the 2016 Boston Globe Horn Book award for best Picture Book. He is an Assistant Professor of Illustration at the College for Creative Studies. Vallejo's work can be characterized by traditional media experimentation with a heavy foot in classical picture making and draftsmanship. Learn more: www.francisvallejo.com

[@gnuPirate]

An amazing demonstration by an amazing illustrator. One of my favourites. A very worthy tutor to demonstrate in the Rockwell museum. This video is underappreciated. I hope everybody in the audience had a sense of how lucky they were to get this information. I'm lucky it's on the internet. I got a kick out of the older boy in the background enjoying this a lot.

[@TerryMcGearyScotland]

Sat and watched from start to finish! Most impressive demonstration I have seen for a long time. He is an engaging tutor and I imagine students are vying with one another to get into his classes. I hope his talents are not being wasted behind an admin desk as Asst. Prof. As a mature art class student I think I can safely say Prof. Vallejo has informed my art during one lesson! Thanks to the Norman Rockwell Museum and generous sponsors for this. PS I also think Rockwell's illustrations rock (and I am in Scotland where I don't think the general public ever saw the original magazine covers first hand).

[@sergenowehopweres5594]

Excellent. :)

[@TheCombatartist]

Really great how he gets the young kids involved! She will be stoked for a future in the arts👍🏻

[@Darkbulb1]

love this video!

[@dougg1075]

Nice

[@astridsaragih8559]

this video should have come with a warning: do not catch feelings

[@mysteriousfun4759]

I got scared at the end when he didn't want to discuss his political views. He wasn't wearing a mask. But his lesson was very thought provoking and he is charming.

[@shr0omr139]

i have no idea what he said but i like the background noise, good video

[@lindaheath784]

Can't believe all of the back ground noise. Need to provide a decent place for this artist to teach.

[@lindaheath784]

I would not want to pay for this class with all of this noise. Seems a little disrespectful to the artist.

[@hdub8093]

Great piece... terrible camera work