$400, 2 day workshop held at Arts Tree, Wynnum West.

Portraiture, for me, is the maths of art making, which for some may be an instant turn off but it seems I like a bit of structure! The endless abstraction and ‘anything goes’ of the art world tends to constrict my own mind, I like a wrong and a right to guide me, and portraiture does just that… The nose is either wrong or right, the highlight on the cheek is in the wrong place or the right place, the emotion caught in the expression wrong, or right.

Over the course of this 2 day workshop we will work on an acrylic portrait from beginning to end, starting with our initial drawing and finishing up with layers of glazing and critique. Utilising a split primary palette we will be learning and applying values and colour theory, colour mixing, and getting curious about the nuance behind directional mark making and the tension that exists between barely there brush marks beside a tight and controlled focus.

Materials

• 1 canvas (minimum 11” x 14”)

• Printed source image of the portrait you’d like to paint , 1 x colour, 1 x black and white

• Acrylic paints: Napthol Red Light, Quinacridone Magenta, Cobalt Turquoise Light Hue, French Ultramarine, Arylamide Yellow Light, Arylamide Yellow Dark, Titanium White, carbon Black (or you can use the products at Arts Tree for an additional $20 paid on the day)

• Brushes for acrylic paints (Mont Marte do a great set)

• Jo Sonja Glaze Medium

• Atelier Binder Medium

• Chux cloth x 1

• Jar to hold water

• Pen to write notes

If you are excited and ready to hop on board just click on the button below to purchase your seat, this will take you straight to the Arts Tree website. If however you have a few questions for me then send me an email via the contact me page and I’ll be in touch!