| PORTRAIT CLASS with Fred Miller Oils/Pastels June 24-27, 2010 9am to 4pm Starlight Ranch, 680 State Road 344, Edgewood, NM 87015 $355 (includes tax, lunch, & model fee) Contact Deb Matthew (505) 281-6839 www.starlightranchnm.com |
The Workshop:
Enjoy four days exploring the process of
portrait painting. Students will understand
and learn to paint the following: the
temperature of the light raking across the
model's face; facial planes; drawing and
painting features; relating values, color
temperature, and edges; and achieving a
likeness of the model. Fred will take you
through all the steps necessary to paint a
portrait. The first day he will demonstrate
how to mix flesh colors, accurately place the
features on your canvas, establish value
ranges, and paint facial planes. That
afternoon and the next three days are all
painting, with Fred doing mini-demos on
painting features and achieving a likeness.
There will be lots of individual attention for
each artist and you are encouraged to bring
samples of your work for individual review.
About Fred:
Fred's art education began at the University
of Maryland and has been ongoing for the
past 50 years. He has studied people
painting with Dan Gerhartz, Albert Handel,
Ned Muller, and Sally Strand. He is a
member of numerous art societies including
the National Portrait Society of America and
has been teaching art for the last seven
years. He is a gifted teacher who takes great
pleasure in watching his students grow as
artists. He makes the challenging task of
learning to paint portraits a lot of fun. Go to
Fred's website at www.fredmillerstudio.com to
see more of his work.
Enjoy four days exploring the process of
portrait painting. Students will understand
and learn to paint the following: the
temperature of the light raking across the
model's face; facial planes; drawing and
painting features; relating values, color
temperature, and edges; and achieving a
likeness of the model. Fred will take you
through all the steps necessary to paint a
portrait. The first day he will demonstrate
how to mix flesh colors, accurately place the
features on your canvas, establish value
ranges, and paint facial planes. That
afternoon and the next three days are all
painting, with Fred doing mini-demos on
painting features and achieving a likeness.
There will be lots of individual attention for
each artist and you are encouraged to bring
samples of your work for individual review.
About Fred:
Fred's art education began at the University
of Maryland and has been ongoing for the
past 50 years. He has studied people
painting with Dan Gerhartz, Albert Handel,
Ned Muller, and Sally Strand. He is a
member of numerous art societies including
the National Portrait Society of America and
has been teaching art for the last seven
years. He is a gifted teacher who takes great
pleasure in watching his students grow as
artists. He makes the challenging task of
learning to paint portraits a lot of fun. Go to
Fred's website at www.fredmillerstudio.com to
see more of his work.
Materials List:
Extra soft vine charcoal, razor blade, small
mirror, a kneaded eraser, easel, news print or
drawing paper, portable easel, (camera
optional).
Pastels - The more the better, support for
pastels, whatever you like to work on (sanded
paper, boards, Canson Mi Tientes in neutral
tones - grays cool and warm, greens, browns)
size 16 x 20 or 18 x 24 (you will need six).
Oils - Canvas Pad (Fredrix) 11 x 14 or larger.
Oil paints - Cad yellow light or med, Cad
lemon, raw sienna (Rembrandt), Cad orange,
Cad red light, Aliz crimson, transparent oxide
brown (Rembrandt), ultramarine blue, Old
Holland Kings blue light (optional - but very
useful in portrait painting), ivory black, large
tube of white (I like the zinc/titanium mix), artist
quality odorless mineral spirits (no turps). You
will use a lot of paint during the workshop.
Brushes - two of each size (flats or filberts) -
#2, #4 or #6, #8, #10 and one #2 or #4 round
sable (or synthetic).
Primed canvas or linen mounted not smaller
than 16 x 20 or bigger than 18 x 24 (will need
six).
Extra soft vine charcoal, razor blade, small
mirror, a kneaded eraser, easel, news print or
drawing paper, portable easel, (camera
optional).
Pastels - The more the better, support for
pastels, whatever you like to work on (sanded
paper, boards, Canson Mi Tientes in neutral
tones - grays cool and warm, greens, browns)
size 16 x 20 or 18 x 24 (you will need six).
Oils - Canvas Pad (Fredrix) 11 x 14 or larger.
Oil paints - Cad yellow light or med, Cad
lemon, raw sienna (Rembrandt), Cad orange,
Cad red light, Aliz crimson, transparent oxide
brown (Rembrandt), ultramarine blue, Old
Holland Kings blue light (optional - but very
useful in portrait painting), ivory black, large
tube of white (I like the zinc/titanium mix), artist
quality odorless mineral spirits (no turps). You
will use a lot of paint during the workshop.
Brushes - two of each size (flats or filberts) -
#2, #4 or #6, #8, #10 and one #2 or #4 round
sable (or synthetic).
Primed canvas or linen mounted not smaller
than 16 x 20 or bigger than 18 x 24 (will need
six).
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