Direct Painting Portrait Workshop – Portland, OR
Direct Painting Portrait Workshop
July 27 – 28, 2009 – Portrait Workshop
Monday & Tuesday 9 AM-12 noon and 1:00-5:00 PM
Fee: $280
Call to register at: 541-301-5738
Location: 32 NW 5th Ave., Portland, OR 97209
On the corner of 5th & Couch – former home of the Portland Art Center
Take Your Work to the Next Level!
Direct painting [also known as alla prima or premier coup painting] refers to a method by which the artist applies each stroke of paint to the canvas with the intention of letting it stand in the picture as part of the final statement.
Gabriel’s weekly studio art class in Talent, OR
Workshop Description
The workshop will focus on getting a solid start with attention paid to the drawing and form of the model. We will then move into application of values and color on the form. A small class size allows for each student to work at their own pace and still receive the instruction they need. I will do a portrait painting demo and answer any questions that come up along the way. Direct painting allows for a vital connection with the subject. Staying constantly present to each brushstroke applied results in a fresh and very dynamic painting.
Supply List:
• Portable easel
• Synthetic or sable brushes small to medium/large brights (or flats)
• Paper towels or rags
• Stretched canvas, or panels – 3 or 4 different sizes
• Sketchbook for notes
• Odorless Mineral spirits & glass or metal jar (with lid)
• Palette
• Oil paints:
• Titanium white
• Cadmium Red Light
• Permanent Alizarin Crimson or Quinacridone
• Cadmium Yellow medium
• Lemon yellow
• Dioxazine purple
• Ultramarine blue
• Yellow Ocher
• Burnt Umber
• Liquin or other preferred medium
Award winning figurative painter Gabriel Mark Lipper
Gabriel has been painting fulltime for over fifteen years and pursuing his craft since childhood. He studied the classical Russian approach to direct painting under Seymon Bilmes. He shows nationally, but paints and teaches from his Studio in Talent, Oregon.