Portrait Workshop- VA

We endured the tropical heat (upper 90's) and painted away. Armed with palette knives, we captured the sunlight upon our beautiful model, Susanna. I was amazed at how quickly students got used to working with the palette knives and saw their purpose in working with clean color. We learned that "it's easier to tame a wild horse than bring a dead one back to life!"

Indoors we cooled off and painted Drew, our afternoon model. The students focused on form, composition, and achieving a likeness not through the superficial features, but through recognizing the anatomical structure and rhythm particular to Drew.

It was an intense, fun week that zipped by too fast, but we were fast friends. Enjoy the pics!

p.s. if you're interested in future workshops, drop me a line!

Final Summer Kids' Workshop a success

Last week was the final Children's Art Workshop of the summer, and it was great fun. It was a rapid-fire pace, as the kids learned the basics- perspective, drawing, value, color, composition and shapes- all in a week. They even decorated their own frames to complement the copy of a master painting each student made. Tune in to my website for news on the next workshop.

Enjoy the slideshow!

Pictures from kids' art workshops

To truly see what the kids accomplished, and what the workshop experience is all about, take a look at the slideshows below. If you like what you see, join us for the next workshop August 17-21! Sign up here.

Kids' Workshop- younger group

Kids' Workshop- older group

Upcoming Children's Art Workshop!

Following a great time at my recent Children's Art Workshops in July, I'm offering another workshop August 17-21 in Purcellville, Virginia. Click on the flier or visit my website for details.

This isn't your average craft event, either. I'll be teaching the kids the essentials to creating great art: size-shape relationships, perspective, shading (values), color, composition, design, how to mix colors, etc., along with some great techniques for increasing your drawing aptitude such as memory drawing exercises, and so on. Kids will come home with a framed masterpiece, ready for parents to proudly display at home.

I anticipate another great turnout, and look forward to an energetic, fun, productive time together. See you there!