This workshop will focus on the fundamentals of picture making and direct painting from a live model. We will discuss various starting techniques as well as color studies, value schemes, and the preliminary work involved in starting a painting. The first part of the workshop will focus on the portrait the second we will focus on the figure and setting up a scene. There will be daily instructor demonstrations and critiques. The instructor will do two long demonstrations the first day and the third. www.aaronwesterberg.com