Mastering the Portrait in Oil

Mastering the Portrait in Oil

Adult Online Art | Available

Intermediate Level
1/13/2025-1/27/2025
10:00 AM-1:00 PM on Mon
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$300.00

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Mastering the Portrait in Oil

Adult Online Art | Available

Online on Zoom and Padlet | January 13, 20, 27 2025 | 3 Mondays | 10am-1pm Arizona Time (*always on MST) | recording of the class will be available for 2 months.

Join renowned painter Adrian Gottlieb for an immersive three-day online class focused on the art of painting portraits in oil. Designed for intermediate-level artists, this workshop offers in-depth instructions on key techniques and principles to elevate your skills.

Day 1: Begin with a "drawing in paint," where Gottlieb emphasizes composition, proportion, structure, and expression to establish a strong foundation.

Day 2: Blocking in colors to create the “big impression" while developing an understanding of color harmony, temperature and values.

Day 3: Refine your painting by modeling forms to capture a convincing likeness, along with the light and atmosphere that bring portraits to life.

Throughout the class, Gottlieb will provide guidance on the canons of proportion, head construction, color theory, palette organization, and the use of mediums. Students will work from the same reference image used in the live demos, with one week between sessions to advance their paintings to match the level of finish demonstrated by the instructor.

 This structured and hands-on approach will help you build confidence and mastery in portrait painting all while mastering timeless techniques that consistently deliver stunning results.

 

Gottlieb, Adrian
Adrian Gottlieb

Based in Urbana, Illinois, Adrian Gottlieb is best known for his figurative pieces and portraiture, both official and personal, and is also admired for an uncanny ability to integrate radiant figures into realistic landscapes.  Gottlieb often works directly from the live model -- what comes off his easel are people who are luminous — many seem to glow from within. Seeking to create what he calls a “total experience,” Gottlieb’s portraits are notably insightful, bringing us closer to the sitter through a heightened awareness of that person’s humanity.Gottlieb is a signature member of the California Art Club, and his work can be found in galleries at American Legacy Fine Art in Pasadena and T.H. Brennen Fine Art in Scottsdale.  Gottlieb has already been commissioned to paint English nobility, religious leaders, some of the world’s foremost corporate leaders, a member of the House of Representatives, the Governor of Nevada and the same figure when he served as a district judge in that state.  In addition, his work is in the collections of the families of Starbucks, Midas, various hedge fund managers, and a Prince of Baharana.