9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Eastern
Instructor: Bill Abel
Date: February 10, 17, & 24, 2024; 9:00am to Noon
Location: Art Place Studio Warehouse
Fee: Members: $180.00, Non-members: $200.00
Maximum Class Size: 9
About the Class: This workshop will include demos and student projects designed to take the torture out of portraiture! Topics will include: drawing the face, using a limited palette, color mixing methods, choosing the subject, and working from photographs. This is a 3-day workshop that will meet on consecutive Saturday mornings from 8 to 12.
Students should have experience in pencil drawing and watercolor painting.
Supplies: Supply list will be available. The required supplies will be underlined and available locally.
Artist Bio: My name is Bill Abel and I live in Hendersonville, NC. I have painted watercolors since I was a kid and I've been painting and teaching watercolors professionally for over 30 years. Painting the portrait is something I began in 1997 under the instruction of Joseph McFadden. Joe introduced me to Daniel E. Greene's method for drawing the portrait using 4 lines to segment the face. Joe also introduced me to painting with a primary palette, using the primary colors: Red, blue and yellow, plus sepia for tinting. Simplifying this process of painting watercolor portraits was a game-changer for me, and lead me to become a portrait painter throughout my career. When I teach painting I want to share what I love about watercolors and remove the stigma that painting with watercolors is hard. The challenge is not the medium but rather the method. The key to methodology is simply to practice, practice a lot.
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