
The painting should affect the viewer. I achieve this goal by encouraging and following mistakes, lack of symmetry, and improvisation, finding the facial expression before I find the face.
Education:
- The School of the Art Institute of Chicago Painting and Drawing Department.
- Latvian University MS Mathematics.
Media:
Oil, acrylic, pastels, watercolor painting, drawing.
Areas of focus:
Gestural, expressionistic figurative painting.
Website:
https://www.mwasserman.com/
Exhibition highlights:
University Club of Chicago. Solo exhibition.Latvian National Gallery, Museum of Foreign Art. 100 paintings.
Teaching experience:
Master classes. The Art Academy of Latvia in Riga, Latvia.
Other interests and inspirations:
Simultaneous interpretation, writing short stories and poetry.
Publication highlights:
Short stories and essays in international Russian-language journals.Michael's teaching style:
Lets you travel on your own path, helping eliminate typical pitfalls that get in the way. Builds the excitement and interest in students with his encouraging, relaxed approach; understands that each student is unique in their own direction, talent, and potential. Shares with students the tricks of the trade that he discovered on his own artistic journey.
Michael loves EAC because . . .
The staff are some of the most creative and helpful people he knows. He loves the opportunity to guide talented students toward their unique personal interests and enjoys learning from them as much as they learn from him and each other.

