The Quick Oil Portrait Sketch
local workshop | Available
More than a “start” but less than a “finished” portrait, an oil sketch in this class is an exercise in capturing the essentials of the human head, while at the same time creating a portrait of a recognizable individual. It’s also a way to practice painting oil portraits where, for one reason or another, you have limited time with a live model. Linda will discuss many aspects of oil painting, such as hue, value and chroma, color mixing, planes of the head, composition, drawing, edges and much more. In this class, students will be painting each portrait in oils using live models in roughly
1 ½ hours per model. Students will paint models of various ages and skin tones. This class is for all levels, but good drawing and oil painting skills will certainly be a benefit. www.lindatraceybrandon.com
Linda Tracey Brandon
Linda Tracey Brandon is known for her imaginative figurative paintings as well as landscape, still life and portraiture.
Brandon has won several major awards, including First Place at the 2014 Butler Midyear Exhibition and was a Semifinalist at the 2015 Outwin Boocheever Competition at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. The artist has also won awards and recognition from the Art Renewal Center and the Portrait Society of America. She was also featured in a 7-artist show at the Customs House Museum in Clarksville, Tennessee.
Brandon regularly teaches portrait drawing and painting at Scottsdale Artists’ School in Scottsdale, Arizona. A native of Michigan, she holds degrees from the University of Michigan and New York University Law School.