in Florence, the oldest active atelier in Europe. After several years of training in classical drawing, painting, and art history, Kevin returned home to Long Island, where he began his professional career in drawing and painting. With his works in collections from South America to California to Europe, Kevin enjoys connecting with collectors and clients of all backgrounds. Having run and directed both private and non profit studios over the period of twelve years, Kevin also developed a love for the development of community. Between drawing and painting, offering various art history lectures, teaching studio classes, and offering international education via his unique, online art educational programming, Kevin enjoys spending time sailing with his wife and three boys in their hometown of Islip—and tending to their 17 chickens! Kevin’s paintings draw on the classical methods he acquired in Florence, and are applied in a contemporary context to the world around him. Interested in the sublime that is to be found in the mundane, his paintings speak to us in common terms—the poetry of everyday life.
How Drawing from Nature Helps Us Think Clearly
The ability to draw and paint is widely held to be a skill of the past. With cameras at our disposal, and with the instantaneous rendering of AI, some people are wondering—why should we humans create at all? We were created to communicate with nature, but our manufactured world of electronics pulls us away. Come hear why drawing and painting are here to stay—as long as the human spirit lives. You will learn how the arts facilitate a healthy dialogue with creation, and how art can help lead us to a healthy right brain–left brain balance.
Helping Your High Schooler Thrive & Find Lifelong Passion
Around tenth grade, high school students start to realize adult life is a lot more than “check the box” academics, and begin to search for real purpose in their own young lives. Homeschooling has the unique ability to enable young adults to open the door to healthy exploration and begin finding what makes them proud of their work. Find out how to shift the perspective in homeschool from checking off boxes to thinking outside of the box in order to guide students to find a fulfilling purpose to finish their highschool career. From becoming a gifted artist, to building a wooden boat; from learning to grind ancient grains for bread making, to learning how to design a 3D submarine, you will learn how passion is cultivated in your children steadily over time.
Where AI meets Art
ARTificial Intelligence: A Conversation with Davy Liu and Kevin McEvoy
Join world class artists Kevin McEvoy and Davy Liu for a unique workshop exploring the role of artificial intelligence in art. Coming from differing backgrounds, these master artists will examine how AI is used in art, its effects, and where they see the industry heading. Learn what increasing accessibility to AI means for the ordinary person and how to identify man-made vs. AI-generated art—and bring your questions about artificial intelligence and the world of the arts.
