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This workshop will involve the drawing and or painting of a portrait, the subject will be Melissa's daughter Cordelia. The subject will be wearing clothes with a strong sense of pattern, in a textured and colourful set up.
You will be exploring how to portray textures and patterns in a way that enhances the portrait and including some objects, to make an interesting composition. Students will be encouraged to focus on detail but in a free way, painting alla prima, in one go or drawing in charcoal or pastels. Your tutor will show you examples by Klimt, Van Gogh's Pere Tanguy portrait, and also Japanese prints.
Colour is the main element in this workshop so there are no limits. The day will conclude with a plenary session.
About your tutor: Melissa Scott-Miller NEAC RP is a painter of London street scenes, back gardens, and portraits that include detailed backgrounds. She is a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters as well as the NEAC, and in 2008 won the Lynn Painter Stainers prize. She has exhibited in the RA summer exhibition many times, several times in the BP portrait award, and this year had paintings in the Columbia Threadneedle Prize and again in the Lynn Painter Stainers Prize.
Materials to bring:
You can work in any preferred medium [wet or dry] but try to bring as wide a range of colours as possible. Canvases should be no bigger than 36 ins in any dimension. Zestit or equivalent should be used instead of white spirit if using oil paint.
There is a materials shop on site if required.
There are tea and coffee making facilities on site and cafes nearby - but you might want to bring a packed lunch.
Cost: £55 for the day.
There is a 10% discount for Friends of the New English and students with an appropriate student number booking online. If you are a student you will be asked to provide your Student ID at the workshop. If you are eligible for a discount please email classes@neac.co.uk stating which discount you are eligible for and you will be emailed a special code to use when booking your tickets.
