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March 12 · Haverford, PA
Philadelphia Sepia Portrait Workshop
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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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Oh man, Joseph, if only I could fly to the US for this workshop! It’s a wonder to me how you achieve this luminous effect.
Both portrats are awesome, love them!
Please let me know if you intend to make a DVD tutorial and sign me in should you make one!
Thanks,
Mary
Thanks for your enthusiasm, Mary! I’ll definitely let you know if I ever get my act together and release a DVD. Video is unknown territory for me, but maybe something will come together someday….
I would also love for you to do a dvd of your sepia technique, I live in alabama and cannot get to the newyork area. I believe it would sell quite well so think about it seriously…I know I would buy one. Love your work.
Tina, I appreciate the feedback. I’d love to put a DVD together … it’s just a matter of when and how. I’m sure when the time is right it will all come together!
Love the paintings. I am a pastel painter and am interested in doing oils. I was thinking about doing just black and white studies to familiarize myself with handling oils without worrying about color, but your burnt umber paintings have a nice warmth and depth to them that I think I will use burnt umber instead. You are mixing the burnt umber with white and black though, right?
Actually, these paintings are done only with Raw Umber – the lighter areas are simply the white of the canvas showing through, as with a watercolor painting. The whole canvas is coated with linseed oil beforehand, which makes it easy to paint and repaint an area as often as one wants (the paint generally stays workable for one full day). You can also use Burnt Umber, which is even warmer and redder than these paintings (you could use whatever color you want, really). This technique is the easiest way I know to bridge the gap between drawing and painting, but opaque brown-black-and-white paintings are helpful too. Here’s a link to two little paintings that I did using black, white, and umber, so you can see the difference in effect:
http://www.jqdaily.com/view-of-north-south-lake
http://www.jqdaily.com/kaaterskill-clove-rocks
I’ll try to make a blog post about all this someday … until then, happy painting!
I have decided to use burnt umber and paint a monochromatic portrait the result is real nice.I am going to try your watercolor technique I have painted watercolors for a while.
Thanks
John