Portrait Painting: In-Person

Jesse Stern | Spring | Fridays: Feb 2 - April 26

Class Description:

A comprehensive approach to beginning, developing and finishing a portrait painting.

This course will include two six-week poses with a live model. Students will develop two portrait paintings from start to finish. We will focus on building a portrait whose foundations lie in careful drawing, with meticulous study of contour and shadow shapes, leading into a thorough observation of color and value. We will consider painting surface (canvas, panel, etc.), if and how to tone a painting surface and the various ways to begin a painting. The course will cover paint handling, color mixing in general, and color mixing for flesh tones. We will discuss mediums (if and when to use them), and strategies for a generally sound painting practice, as well as the value in a systematic approach to painting.

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Spring Semester Dates:

Scheduled occurrences for the next semester of this class are as follows:

Week	Date	Time
Week 1:	2/02/2024	2 - 5 pm ET
Week 2:	2/09/2024	2 - 5 pm ET
Week 3:	2/16/2024	2 - 5 pm ET
Week 4:	2/23/2024	2 - 5 pm ET
Week 5:	3/01/2024	2 - 5 pm ET
Week 6:	3/08/2024	2 - 5 pm ET
Week 7:	3/15/2024	2 - 5 pm ET
Week 8:	3/22/2024	2 - 5 pm ET
Week 9:	4/05/2024	2 - 5 pm ET
Week 10:	4/12/2024	2 - 5 pm ET
Week 11:	4/19/2024	2 - 5 pm ET
Week 12:	4/26/2024	2 - 5 pm ET

Before Class - Welcome & How to Prepare for Class
Week 1 - Introductions and begin the underpainting/block-in
Week 2 - Continue and finish underpainting
Week 3 - Color mixing and laying-in of color begins
Week 4- Laying-in of colors and modeling forms
Week 5 - "Oiling Out” vs. “Wet-Into-Dry" Painting
Week 6 - Bring painting to a conclusion
Week 7 - Begin underpainting for second pose
Week 8 - Finish underpainting
Week 10- Mix colors, begin lay-in of colors
Week 11 - Laying in of colors and modeling forms
Week 12 - Bring second painting to a conclusion

$595.00
In-Person
12 Weeks
Beginner to Advanced

Meet Your Instructor

Jesse Stern

Instructor

Jesse Stern grew up in Cambridge, MA, later receiving a bachelor's degree from Vassar College. He completed the MFA program at The New York Academy of Art in 2012 and now lives and works in New York City. His work has been exhibited throughout the United States and is a part of many private collections around the country. He is currently represented by Arcadia Contemporary in New York.