duCret Second & Third Year Students Rock!

When a new student first arrives at the duCret School of Art, as in most new beginnings, individuals often arrive with lots of questions in mind. Can I really paint? Do I have the talent to really make it as an artist? How long will it take me to learn everything I need to know to be a good artist?

Two such students, named Rene Carr and Rachel Wittschen came to duCret within a year of one another. Each had a strong inner inkling that they wanted to work in the art industry but neither knew at the start, what was in store for them - or how fast they could progress in just a few years' worth of training. Both to-date, have proven themselves over and over. Both are art award winners. Both have been featured in Swain Galleries as up and coming NJ artists. Both have found themselves on YouTube, have been interviewed for cable TV by Non-Profit TV, and both have been filmed as part of a documentary on the arts, which is currently in post-production by Fazio Filmworks. 

Both have produced amazing collections of work in different mediums. Rene found that she not only has a love for doing portraiture, she is also an exceptionally gifted artist, who has already begun to accept private commissions. Her portrait drawings are exquisite, as are her renderings in oil. Rene's personal enthusiasm often parlays into the many school events held each year, where she often demonstrates her learned skills to visitors, or gives talks to visiting schools on the Fine Art Floor.

Rachel's finished and unfinished work on display.

Rachel similarly, but fascinated with a different medium, dove immediately into jewelry making at first and already has a collection of one-of-a kind gem stone necklaces and silver animal rings. She too has begun crafting individual commissions, where those interested in her designs can order direct from Etsy. Rachel paints too, and like her esoteric-style jewelry line, she has begun to incorporate her own soul-knowledge of the Universe into unique hybrid-like paintings, which feature part animal and part human figures. Rachael has also become a regular model for Tues Eve Open Studios, donning original costumes she has either designed, or created - right down to the boots she's sewn. When questioned about their start at duCret compared to where they are now - both exclaim surprise at their levels of progress and the strong inner self-awareness they have developed as artists. Both securely know who they are in the world. Both have already developed a 'signature' and both are powering forward into their careers with an unseen and yet steadfast vision. Keep an eye out for these two, as their ascent in only a few years at duCret has already put them on the map, so to speak!