Form & Spirit
two and a half day painting workshop
This workshop is FULL.
We are taking names for a waiting list in case of cancellations. Several more out of town guest artist workshops are planned for 2018. Please check back or sign up for our newsletter under "contact".
two and a half day painting workshop
This workshop is FULL.
We are taking names for a waiting list in case of cancellations. Several more out of town guest artist workshops are planned for 2018. Please check back or sign up for our newsletter under "contact".
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Form and Spirit: Painting the Portrait in oil
with Melinda Borysevicz January 12, 13 & 14 Friday 6pm Saturday and Sunday: 10am-5pm (one hour lunch break) $375 includes model fee download materials list WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION: |
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In painting the portrait we are not only concerned with achieving a physical likeness of our subject, we are also looking to connect with and convey a feeling, a sense of character or mood. Essentially, our best work also captures something of the spirit and essence of our sitter.
In this 2 ½ day workshop we will work from a live model and learn to strengthen our ability to find the shape and form—the physical likeness— of our subject. We will quickly move on to explore the use of color and the effect of warm-cool combinations on skin tone. Our palette will include a special combination of opaque and transparent hues to help us learn to better describe the luminosity of living flesh.
Using these technical abilities to guide us, we will discuss how to move toward a real understanding of the unique and special qualities of our sitter.
Although this workshop is designed for those with some painting experience who are looking to augment their existing skills, all levels are welcome. For absolute beginners, we recommend the simplified palette noted on the materials sheet.
To ensure that everyone receives the personal attention and guidance they would like from Melinda, the number of participants in this workshop is limited.
Melinda Borysevicz, a New York native, received a BFA in Painting from Savannah College of Art and Design (Savannah, GA) magna cum laude. She was an active part of the Savannah art scene for nearly 20 years, with both her painting and her small art school. In 2015, a chance encounter led her to her a small town near her ancestral home in Italy, where she now lives and paints, focusing primarily on narrative portraits and figures.
Inspired by her recent re-connection with her cultural roots, Borysevicz explores the way memory (not just literal, tangible memories, but senses, suspicions, a feeling of connection and familiarity) affects the definition of self and maps our location in reference to “other.” She constructs images as if searching for significance in the places, things and faces that rise to the surface of the mind together in ways that they might not have actually existed, like a dream that feels important, the meaning of which, however, often feels veiled.
Awards received for her work include a coveted Certificate of Excellence in the Portrait Society of America’s International Competition in 2013. Borysevicz is honored to have been selected for the ModPortrait Exhibition at Museo MEAM in Barcelona and Museo Pablo Serrano In Zaragoza Spain, for several years in the annual Woman Panting Woman show at RJD Gallery in Sag Harbor, New York, as well as for shows in Georgia, Virginia, Ohio, Colorado, Texas, and numerous locations in Italy.
THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL. WE ARE ONLY ACCEPTING NAMES FOR A WAITING LIST IN CASE OF A CANCELLATION. Email us.
Cancellation policy for all workshops:
- If you cancel more than four weeks or more before workshop: 100% refund.
- If you cancel between two to four weeks before the workshop: 50% refund.
- If you cancel within the last week: No refund.
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