Details for "The Contemporary Portrait - Master Techniques in 21st Century Portraiture"
The Contemporary Portrait: Master Techniques in 21st Century Portraiture
workshop with
Dene Croft, SFCA
When: RESCHEDULE TO Saturday, January 27 + Sunday, January 28, 2024
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m
.Where: Dene Croft Studio, 118 Pemberton Ave, North Vancouver, BC V7P 2R5
Scroll to the very bottom for the sign up button; please read the refund policy near the bottom of the page prior to registering.
Course Description
The Contemporary Portrait - Master Techniques in 21st Century Portraiture: A two-day workshop with Dene Croft exploring the methods and master techniques employed in building portraits and figure studies in oil and acrylic.
This workshop deals principally with grisaille and underpainting - building the tonal values before building the palette and mixing flesh tones, the importance of under-paint - full instruction and demonstrations on building your portrait from the underpaint or Grisaille, to the finished piece (lots of hand holding - nobody gets left behind!) adding elements of abstraction to create mood and ambiance.
We will be covering topics from lighting and shooting your subjects, the importance of pre-studies, composition and preparing your canvas, incorporating other mediums into your portrait, mixing colour, setting up palette, Grisaille and other master techniques. We will also cover a little art history and discuss the "rogues gallery" of history's portrait painters...a bit of a whos-who; an in-depth look at what they really got up to in their studios; their relationships with apprentices and popes, and the many and varied cheats, tricks and techniques that they employed in their painting.
Supply List
In terms of a supply list, you very likely have all that you will need. It will be helpful (but not essential) to bring the following:
- Titanium white, burnt umber, yellow ochre, raw sienna, black(any), cadmium orange hue, cadmium red, alizarin crimson or quin red, a couple of blues - ultramarine and phthalo or Prussian
- a couple of small scrappy practice canvases
- one or two 11x14 or 12x16 - whatever your preference - but nothing larger than 12x16
- palette pad
- brushes, paper towels etc, etc.
- we have lots of easels here - so no easel required
- a couple of photo reference portrait images - 8x10 on photo paper- bring your tablet if you wish, but you WILL need a good printed photo reference. More on that later . . .
Artist's Statement
“I’ve always believed that by the time you turn professional as an artist you are a thousand influences deep. My great influences are Tamara De Lempicka, Edward Hopper and Gustav Klimt and with endless respect and admiration for the ground that they broke for future painters, I pay homage to them daily in my own work, while constantly pressing forward with my own sense of aesthetic and storytelling.
Fifteen years ago I reached a pivotal point in my journey as a painter, and drawing on my interest in metal leaf and gilding I abandoned my high-key palette, maintained my interest in human studies, and became more focused on the creating of ambiance and atmosphere in my work and became less concerned with the drama and theater of my former body of art-deco inspired paintings. My interest in the human form however, has remained – my focus on the creation of human studies rather than the painting of portraits.
Through the use of silver leaf and a limited palette, and with the assistance of my talented models, I attempt to project an ethereal grace in my work – dream-like, narrative paintings that leave the viewer writing the end of the story.
Painting has become both a great passion and a blessed curse for me; I love what I do and I love to infuse my passion for my art in others and with that, my studio has become a hive of creativity in the mentoring of other artists, and marries my passion for what I do as an artist and my love of people through my teaching”.
Address: Dene Croft Studio, 118 Pemberton Ave, North Vancouver, BC V7P 2R5
To Register
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Note for non-members: If you live between Deep Cove and Bowen Island, consider becoming a member for discounted rates on our workshops, monthly free demonstrations, and the opportunity to sell your work at our shows. Check us out further at https://nsartists.ca/aboutjoin
Registration Confirmation
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Cancellation Policy
If you are unable to attend a workshop, refunds are not issued, but you may find another person to take your place.
If the workshop is full and there is a willing replacement on the waitlist, you can cancel through Kolina Logan (kolinalogan@shaw.ca) in which case a refund will be issued.
No refunds will be issued within 24 hours of the workshop start time. NSAG reserves the right to cancel the course.
Cost & Status
- NSAG Member Cost: CAN$195.00
- Non NSAG Member Cost: CAN$243.75