Michael Fetherston, Ecorché Studies

Michael Fetherston (b. 1973) is a native of New York City and is a recent graduate of the Grand Central Atelier. At an early age, Fetherston developed a passion for classical painting during his many visits to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and attended numerous art schools hoping to find instructors who could teach him the techniques of the old masters. After many years of searching, Fetherston never found anyone who still possessed the secrets of classical realist painting until he discovered the G.C.A. in 2016. Under the tutelage of Jacob Collins, Fetherston devoted himself to full time study and successfully completed the G.C.A.'s four year program. Fetherston believes that the rendering of the human form, in both portrait and full figure, is the most rewarding approach to painting. Fetherton works exclusively from life and without the use of photography.