The Foundation Crash Courses series offers the opportunity to practice a technique or subject, in this case portrait painting in oil, or try it for the first time in a format designed to fit more easily in your busy schedule and to make it more affordable.

In the two, 2 ½ hour sessions of this course we will paint an oil portrait from photographic reference I will provide, using a systematic approach to build up the painting, from the initial drawing on the canvas, to blocking in the main areas of color, to expanding the tonal and chromatic range, and bring the work to a finish. We will practice color mixing considering chroma, value and temperature, practice brushwork, discuss materials and more.

For this portrait, we will use a limited number of colors (listed below), a very efficient method to practice color mixing, obtain pleasant color harmonies and explore in depth the chromatic possibilities of the few available colors.

This short course is the perfect occasion to try your hand at oil painting without committing too much time or money, or todevelop and refine your oil painting skills.

Materials

• Paint:yellow ochre, transparent red oxide, Indian red, alizarin crimson, ultramarine blue, black (any black), white (mix of titanium and zinc or lead white).
• Brushes:Filbert or bright, synthetic, **#4nd #8; round #2 for details, synthetic or red sable.
• Medium:linseed oil or Liquin or Galkyd.
• Turpenoidor other solvent of your choice.
  Canvas: about 10” by 14”or so, preferably tan or gray toned. You can also use a white canvas.
• Cups for medium and solvent,

You can also use the materials you already have.

Open to all levels.