The University of Arizona

 

Creating Portraits with Character: Painting Portraits

Enthusiastically explore the elements of portraiture – facial expression, posture, clothing and background – during this painting workshop. Enjoy looking at museum portraits followed by exercises that engage you in creating your own portrait from a live model. Warm up to basic acrylic techniques – quick paint sketches, under-painting, layering paint and mixing flesh tones.

Instructor Jo Valandry is an artist and educator with an MFA from The University of Arizona and a BFA from the University of South Dakota in studio art and printmaking.

Admission: $30
Audience: All, Small (1-50)

Where

UA Museum of Art
Room: Galleries

Contact Info & Links

Lisa Hastreiter-Lamb
Education and Outreach
520-621-9506
lisah@u.arizona.edu
http://artmuseum.arizona.edu