Weekend Workshops: Paint Like the Masters

PAINT LIKE THE MASTERS: PORTRAIT SERIES
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In this series of weekend workshops, you will explore the techniques of four master painters, whose unique approaches stand out as landmarks in both traditional & contemporary figurative painting.
These workshops run every 4 weeks (once a month), always Saturday & Sunday.

Richard Schmid:
realism with abstraction

june 8 & 9

INSTRUCTOR: Steve Williams

Learn Richard Schmid’s unique and exciting approach in alla prima (wet-into-wet) painting to create a fully finished landscape painting.

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rembrandt:
texture, glazing & impasto

july 6 & 7

INSTRUCTOR: Justin Ogilvie

‍Learn Rembrandt’s secrets of how to integrate texture, glazing and impasto to create a portrait with glowing skin tones and substantial, physical presence.

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John Singer Sargent:
alla prima & brushwork bravura

august 3 & 4

INSTRUCTOR: Steve Williams

‍Learn John Singer Sargent’s unique and exciting approach in alla prima (wet-into-wet) painting to create a fully finished figures in landscape painting.

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Anders Zorn:
portrait in limited palette

august 24 & 25

INSTRUCTOR: Justin Ogilvie

‍Explore Anders Zorn’s economic use of colour and brushwork to create luminous and evocative figure-in-space paintings.

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These workshops are a fast, effective and tangible way to learn step-by-step approaches that you can bring into your own work. Create your own master copy based on a full-colour reproduction of your choice (select from 1 of 10 prints).
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The instructor works with you at your own pace, offering technical and creative guidance, along with brief lectures, slideshows and demonstrations throughout the weekend.