Alla Prima Portrait Painting
Date : March 26, 2021 - March 28, 2021
Instructor : Esteban Rodriguez
Price : 350.00
Duration : 3 Days
This 3-day workshop is an introduction to the Alla Prima method, which means “all at once.” This is a method that has to be done in one section, wet-into-wet, where each brushstroke counts. Using this approach, artists can develop a better vocabulary of paint and brush handling toward achieving expressive, yet realistic portraits in a more immediate way. Participants will execute one sketch each day throughout the week, from a range of different points using live models. This course is suitable for all levels.
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In the Studios of Waterhouse
Date : March 8, 2021 - March 12, 2021
Instructor : Fernando Freitas
Price : 600.00
Duration : 5 days
John William Waterhouse is one of Britain’s best-loved 19th century painters, whose innovative and exciting pictorial compositions feature many works inspired by Homer, Ovid, Shakespeare, Tennyson, and Keats. Working from a selected study, students learn the specific step-by-step process to achieve an exact copy, and gain a clear understanding of the principles of oil painting, and the best techniques and materials to use. This workshop is suitable for all levels of experience.
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Portrait Painting from a Photo
Date : February 19, 2021 - February 21, 2021
Instructor : Esteban Rodriguez
Price : 350.00
Duration : 3 Days
How can you select the best photo references to work from, and what special challenges will you need to tackle? This 3–day workshop focuses on creating a painted portrait using a photo reference, learning what to keep and what to leave out. Also covered are painting fundamentals such as form, value (or tone), shape, colour theory, and the process of “finishing”. In addition, fundamentals of photography for portrait painting will be presented. Students of all levels are welcome.
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Still Life Painting
Date : January 22, 2021 - January 24, 2021
Instructor : Esteban Rodriguez
Price : 350.00
Duration : 3 Days
This 3-day workshop introduces an expressive, efficient approach to painting called a direct method. The direct method allows the artist to explore all aspects of painting, including warm and cool tones, expressive brushwork, accuracy of shape, form and colour, etc. It synthesizes the layering and glazing methods used by most old masters, and the modern alla prima style that features wet-into-wet paint application, lending efficiency without compromising quality or draftsmanship. Students will also learn principles of composition, selecting and setting up objects to paint.
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Sketching the Figure from Life
Date : January 15, 2021 - January 17, 2021
Instructor : Fernando Freitas
Price : 350.00
Duration : 3 Days
Learn the art of figure drawing using our step-by-step method. Beginner and advanced students will benefit from this drawing workshop. Students will be working directly from the nude using charcoal or carbon pencil. Principal instructor Fernando Freitas will teach the basics of gesture, proportion, and morphology. Students will then finish their drawings with big form and small form modeling. The end effect is a dramatic three-dimensional figure.
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In the Studios of William Bouguereau
Date : November 30, 2020 - December 4, 2020
Instructor : Fernando Freitas
Price : 600.00
Duration : 5 Days
This intensive workshop focuses on the classic 19th century academic painting style used by William Adolphe Bouguereau, considered by many to be the premier academician of his era. His impeccable drawing skills and facility in depicting form are widely admired, making his work some of the best to study to learn to paint realistically. Bouguereau’s methodology follows a series of repeatable steps, ultimately leading to a painting of the highest finish. Suitable for all levels of experience.
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Portrait Drawing from Life
Date : November 13, 2020 - November 15, 2020
Instructor : Fernando Freitas
Price : 350.00
Duration : 3 Days
In this 3-day portrait workshop, Principal Instructor Fernando Freitas will guide students from beginning to end in achieving a stronger likeness in capturing a portrait. He will be covering how to start with the structure of the head, focusing on proportion and placement of the features. Special attention will placed on the planes, forms, and volumes of the face. Whether a beginner or advanced artist, participants will definitely gain higher results in a more realistic portrait. Appropriate for all levels.
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In the Studios of John Singer Sargent and His Peers
Date : November 2, 2020 - November 6, 2020
Instructor : Esteban Rodriguez
Price : 600.00
Duration : 5 Days
This intensive 5-day workshop focuses on the classic alla prima portraiture style used by 19th century painter John Singer Sargent, one of the most influential direct painters of all time. Participants will work from copies of Sargent paintings to become familiar with the wet-into-wet technique that he used. This direct technique allows us to paint in a very quick and efficient way with expressive and realistic results.
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Drawing the Structure and Anatomy of the Head
Date : September 21, 2020 - September 25, 2020
Instructor : Esteban Rodriguez
Price : 600.00
Duration : 5 days
This 5-day drawing workshop focuses on creating a solid understanding of the anatomy of the head as the base for building the structure of the portrait. Participants will be taken through a number of shorter poses, where with a lineal drawing, the construct of the head will be broken down into a series of big to small steps. The workshop will discuss the planes, proportions, and features of the face, and how these can be explained through anatomy.
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