On March 12, 2011 I am returning to my old stomping grounds to conduct a sepia portrait workshop at the Main Line Art Center in Haverford, PA.

Participants will learn to create “sepia” oil portraits using just Raw Umber paint. Sepia paintings can serve as finished works of art or be used as underpaintings – when painting from life, I start almost all of my color portraits this way.

If you have never painted in oils before, this is the perfect way to start … and if you are a seasoned professional or hobbyist, you’ll learn techniques and principles that can help take your paintings to the next level.

During this workshop I will be painting all day, explaining every step from start to finish as I work. Attendees are welcome to paint along and receive guidance & critiques, or just watch as I demonstrate. Adults and teens of all levels of experience are welcome. Please see the supplies list below if you would like to paint.

Time:

Saturday, March 12th, 2011 · 9:30am–4:30pm

Place:

746 Panmure Road · Haverford, PA · 19041
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Registration & Fee:

$95 for Art Center members … $112 for non-members. To register:

• Call: 610.525.0272
• Email: info@mainlineart.org
• Visit: www.MaineLineArt.org

Supplies List:

• Bagged lunch
• One White Canvas between 12”x16” and 16”x20” in size
• Palette
• Brushes and a Palette Knife
• A couple of small cotton rags (I cut up old t-shirts)
• Paper towels
• Refined or Cold-pressed Linseed Oil (any brand is fine – I use Gamblin cold-pressed)
• Raw Umber or Burnt Umber paint (any brand is fine – I use Gamblin’s raw umber)
• *** Easels and painting tables are provided by the Art Center ***

Please contact me if you have any questions about the supplies list.

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On Saturday, August 28th I am offering a one-day portrait painting workshop in my mother’s studio in the suburbs of Philadelphia. Participants will learn my process for completing a full-color oil portrait sketch from a live model.

My focus will be on demonstrating how I approach creating paintings that I intend to start and finish on the same day. Although we will be painting a portrait, the techniques and principles offered can be applied to any genre – landscape, still-life, etc.

During this workshop I will be painting all day, explaining every step from start to finish as I work. Attendees are welcome to paint along and receive guidance & critiques, or just watch as I demonstrate. Adults and teens of all levels of experience are welcome. Please see the supplies list below if you would like to paint.

Time:

Saturday, August 28th, 2010 · 9:30am–4:30pm

Place:

Studio of Renée Daily
57 Academy Road · Bala Cynwyd, PA · 19004
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Registration & Fee:

The fee for this workshop is $150.
To register, please email me: info@jqdaily.com

Supplies List:

• Bagged lunch
• One canvas between 9”x12” and 16” x 20” in size (I’ll probably be using 12”x16”). I find it easiest to work on a canvas that has been toned a warm, light gray and allowed to dry beforehand. Please contact me with any questions about toning your canvas.
• Easel (any compact easel is fine, but no tabletops)
• Palette
• Brushes
• Paper towels
• Linseed Oil or Mineral Spirits (I use Gamblin cold-pressed linseed oil)

Paints:

Anything you like is fine, but if you are buying paints for the first time I recommend the following…

• Titanium White
• Ivory Black
• Raw umber
• Ultramarine Blue
• Viridian
• Genuine Naples Yellow Light or Cadmium Yellow Pale
• Yellow Ochre
• Venetian Red
• Indian Red

Please contact me if you cannot bring an easel or have any questions about the supplies list.

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This Summer I will be offering an 8-week portrait painting class through The Art School in Vestal, NY. Attendees will learn traditional oil painting techniques while working from a live model.

By alternating demonstration and instruction, I will guide students through every step of my painting process: sepia underpainting – color block in – rendering – finishing touches. By the end of the class, students will have watched me craft a fully-realized portrait painting and also completed one themselves. Advanced students are also welcome to paint along on days when I’m demonstrating. Adults and teens of all levels of experience are welcome.

Although our focus will be on portraiture, the techniques and principles offered can also be applied to any type of oil painting – landscape, still-life, genre scene, etc. During the course of the class, we will discuss:

• Materials (paints, brushes, palette, etc.)
• Creating a composition
• Arranging lighting
• Uses for photography in painting
• Strategies for painting outdoors

Time:

Wednesday evenings, 6 – 9pm
July 7th–August 25th

Place:

801 Main Street · Vestal, NY · 13850
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Registration & Fee:

The fee for this class is $225.
To register, please call The Art School at (607) 797-2517 or email info@theartschoolonline.com

Supplies List:

• One White Canvas between 12”x16” and 16”x20” in size
• Easel (any compact easel is fine, but no tabletops)
• Palette
• Brushes and a Palette Knife
• A couple of small cotton rags (I cut up old t-shirts)
• Paper towels
• Refined or Cold-pressed Linseed Oil (any brand is fine – I use Gamblin cold-pressed)
• Mineral spirits (If you like … I personally don’t use them)
• Raw Umber paint (any brand is fine – I use Gamblin’s raw umber)

*Raw umber is necessary for the underpainting stage. I will discuss my color palette on
the first day of class, and students will have a couple weeks to purchase any necessary
colors. Students who already have their own colors are welcome to use them.

Please contact me if you cannot bring an easel or have any questions about the supplies list.

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Edit: This workshop has been moved from August 21st to Saturday, August 14th.

Participants will learn to create monochromatic “sepia” oil portraits using just Raw Umber paint.

Sepia paintings can serve as finished works of art or be used as underpaintings – when painting from life, I start almost all of my color portraits this way. I’ve also found this technique to be an incredibly enjoyable way to learn to paint in oils, since it bridges the gap between drawing and painting and allows for endless, painless correction of your work.

During this workshop I will be painting all day, explaining every step from start to finish as I work. Attendees are welcome to paint along and receive guidance & critiques, or just watch as I demonstrate. Adults and teens of all levels of experience are welcome. Please see the supplies list below if you would like to paint.

Time:

Saturday, August 14th, 2010 · 9:30am–4:30pm

Place:

801 Main Street · Vestal, NY · 13850
Vestal is located in Central New York, about 3 hours North of Philadelphia and 3 hours Northwest of New York City. Get Directions ›

Registration & Fee:

The fee for this workshop is $50.
To register, please call The Art School at (607) 797-2517 or email info@theartschoolonline.com

Supplies List:

• Bagged lunch
• One White Canvas between 12”x16” and 16”x20” in size
• Easel (any compact easel is fine, but no tabletops)
• Palette
• Brushes and a Palette Knife
• A couple of small cotton rags (I cut up old t-shirts)
• Paper towels
• Refined or Cold-pressed Linseed Oil (any brand is fine – I use Gamblin cold-pressed)
• Raw Umber or Burnt Umber paint (any brand is fine – I use Gamblin’s raw umber)

Please contact me if you cannot bring an easel or have any questions about the supplies list.

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On Saturday, July 17th I will be offering a one-day portrait painting workshop through The Art School in Vestal, NY. Attendees will learn my process for completing a full-color oil portrait sketch from a live model.

My focus will be on demonstrating how I approach creating paintings that I intend to start and finish on the same day. Although we will be painting a portrait, the techniques and principles offered can also be applied to any type of oil sketch – landscape, still-life, etc.

During this workshop I will be painting all day, explaining every step from start to finish as I work. Attendees are welcome to paint along and receive guidance & critiques, or just watch as I demonstrate. Adults and teens of all levels of experience are welcome. Please see the supplies list below if you would like to paint.

Time:

Saturday, July 17th, 2010 · 9:30am–4:30pm

Place:

801 Main Street · Vestal, NY · 13850
Vestal is located in Central New York, about 3 hours North of Philadelphia and 3 hours Northwest of New York City. Get Directions ›

Registration & Fee:

The fee for this workshop is $50.
To register, please call The Art School at (607) 797-2517 or email info@theartschoolonline.com

Supplies List:

• Bagged lunch
• One canvas between 9”x12” and 16” x 20” in size (I’ll probably be using 12”x16”). I find it easiest to work on a canvas that has been toned a warm, light gray and allowed to dry beforehand. Please contact me with any questions about toning your canvas.
• Easel (any compact easel is fine, but no tabletops)
• Palette
• Brushes
• Paper towels
• Linseed Oil or Mineral Spirits (I use Gamblin cold-pressed linseed oil)

Paints:

Anything you like is fine, but if you are buying paints for the first time I recommend the following…

• Titanium White
• Ivory Black
• Raw umber
• Ultramarine Blue
• Viridian
• Genuine Naples Yellow Light or Cadmium Yellow Pale
• Yellow Ochre
• Venetian Red
• Indian Red

Please contact me if you cannot bring an easel or have any questions about the supplies list.

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Weekly Class – Portrait Painting in Oils

Wednesday evenings, 6–9pm
July 7th–August 25th · Vestal, NY
$225

By alternating demonstration and instruction, I will guide students through every step of my painting process: sepia underpainting – color block in – rendering – finishing touches. By the end of the class, students will have watched me craft a fully-realized portrait painting and also completed one themselves.

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Workshop – The Portrait Sketch

Saturday, July 17th, 2010 · 9:30am–4:30pm · Vestal, NY
$50

Attendees will learn my process for completing a full-color oil portrait sketch from a live model.

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Workshop – The Portrait in Sepia

Saturday, August 21st, 2010 · 9:30am–4:30pm · Vestal, NY
$50

Attendees will learn to create monochromatic “sepia” oil portraits using just Raw Umber paint.

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I’m happy to report that Saturday’s sepia workshop at The Art School went very well! We had six people painting (including me), which was a nice number … large enough to fill the room with energy, but small enough to still feel intimate. Kathryn was definitely the hero of the day for posing so patiently for us … although we all agreed that her nose was the villain! But considering that none of the attendees had worked transparently in sepia before, and many hadn’t worked in oils in years – if ever – everyone’s painting came out fantastic.

As for me, I was well on my way to a nice little portrait of Kathryn, but I ran out of time before I could really make it sing. I did get far enough to give a solid demonstration of my working methods and thought process, but it would have been nice to be able to talk more about finishing touches … next time I’ll try to move onto rendering the model’s features a bit more quickly, even if I don’t have them in quite in the right place yet.

In the end, I hope everyone who came had a good time and learned a lot … I certainly did, and I’m full of ideas about how to improve on everything the next time I run a class!

Speaking of which, I am presently finalizing dates for two more single-day workshops and a weekly evening class for this Summer … so stay tuned….

On May 8th I will be offering a one-day portrait workshop through The Art School in Vestal, NY. Attendees will learn to create monochromatic “sepia” oil portraits using just Raw Umber paint.

Sepia paintings can serve as finished works of art or be used as underpaintings – when painting from life, I start almost all of my color portraits this way. I’ve also found this technique to be an incredibly enjoyable way to learn to paint in oils, since it bridges the gap between drawing and painting and allows for endless, painless correction of your work.

In the morning, I will demonstrate by working from a live model. After lunch, attendees will paint from the model under my supervision. Adults and teens of all levels of experience are welcome.

Time:

Saturday, May 8th, 2010 · 9:30am–4:30pm

Place:

801 Main Street · Vestal, NY · 13850
Vestal is located in Central New York, about 3 hours North of Philadelphia and 3 hours Northwest of New York City. Get Directions ›

Registration & Fee:

The fee for this workshop is $50.
To register, please call The Art School at (607) 797-2517 or email info@theartschoolonline.com

Supplies List:

• Bagged lunch
• Easel (any compact easel is fine)
• Palette
• Raw Umber paint (any brand is fine – I use Gamblin)
  If you already have a tube of Burnt Umber and would like to use it, that’s fine
• Brushes and a Palette Knife
• Refined or Cold-pressed Linseed Oil (any brand is fine – I use Gamblin cold-pressed)
• A cotton rag or two (I cut up old t-shirts)
• Paper towels
• Canvas
  Between 12”x16” and 16”x20” in size
  Any type of priming is fine, as long as the canvas is WHITE

Please contact me if you cannot bring an easel or have any questions about the supplies list.

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So I’ll be putting on my instructor’s hat shortly … I’ll probably offer a one-day portrait workshop this May, and a weekly evening class in July/August. If you’d like to stay informed about new classes/workshops, please subscribe to this blog. You can also support The Art School by becoming a fan on Facebook.