Wild & Expressive Portraits
Special guest artist:
Lora Murphy
Monday, April 15, 2024
10 am - 4 pm. $260 (SOLD OUT)
Portland, OR. Intermediate Level.
I’m thrilled to host Lora Murphy as our guest teacher for this class, joining us from Ireland!
Many people would like to try portraiture in encaustic but are unsure of where to start. This Workshop will take the mystery out of it, but not the magic! Her step-by-step instruction will show you how to approach a portrait or figure, from the initial drawing to the final highlight.
Working vertically, Lora will demonstrate how to use the hot palette to create luminous skin tones, how to accurately draw the head, how to interpret the light, midtone and shadow, and how to paint facial features.
She will also demonstrate the use of water-based encaustic paint as one of the final steps in your portrait, creating very expressive passages and transitions.
>> Lora will also teach Painting the Raven on April 14 or April 16. Join us for one or both of these extraordinary classes.
Special guest artist: Lora Murphy
I am excited to welcome special guest artist Lora Murphy to my studio, all the way from Ireland!
Lora was born in Ireland and educated in Ireland, USA and Italy. Trained as an oil painter, she now works primarily in Encaustic and Mixed Media.
Lora teaches workshops in contemporary portraiture in Encaustic throughout the world. She created Essence of Mulranny studios to develop workshop programs in Mulranny, Ireland .
In 2021 she created the Painting with Fire online workshop program featuring the world's best encaustic painters. I’m honored to be a PWF instructor again this year.
Included with the class:
Encaustic medium
Hot palettes
Selection of basic colors oil paints
Lora’s favorite paint brushes for you to keep!
Baby Wipes/paper towels
Gel medium
Spray bottle with water
Some stencils
Bring These Supplies to Class:
One 12 x 12 raw wood panel, no gesso
INKTENSE pencils/blocks or Neocolor II/Lyra water-soluble crayons/pencils in whatever colors you have
Optional
Selection of vintage book pages optional
Your favorite stencils
A Black Stabilo All pencil if you have one
Lora Murphy Encaustic paint set and a selection of other paint can be purchased at https://www.fineartstore.com/p-11974-enkaustikos-lora-murphy-portraiture-micro-series-wax-snap-set.aspx
REGISTRATION: SOLD OUT. Please contact me to get on the wait list.
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