Direct Portrait Painting by Diana Buitrago

May 29th – June 1st

Friday

18:00-21:00

Sat-/Sun-/Monday

9:30-12:30 and 13:30-16:30

Workshop Fee: 460 Euros

(Early Bird: 420 Euros)

Workshop Notes

Materials List

- Description -

This workshop will focus on Portrait Painting Fundamentals. The instructor will demonstrate on day one how to Block-in directly on the canvas with the brush. No previous drawing or transfer is necessary. The painting will be developed in 2 to 3 Layers: Block-in and Form Pass and Overpasses. Diana will explain each step with demos and lectures, including the structure of the head, comparative measurements, color properties, Light and form. A long pose will serve the student to slow down and learn how to work from observation and achieve likeness and naturalism. A fundamental part of the workshop will focus on understanding our palette and characteristics of color: Hue, Value and Chroma. Diana will lecture and demo each day and provide individual critiques.

- Bio -

Diana Buitrago is a representational oil painter trained at Grand Central Atelier (GCA) and The Art Students League of New York. Currently, she teaches at GCA and other institutions.

For two consecutive summers, she was selected to be part of the Hudson River Fellowship.

She is a former fellow of the La Napoule Plein-air painting Fellowship in southern France. In 2019 She was awarded a Certificate of Excellence in Portrait Painting by the Portrait Society of America.

To know more, go to her website at https://dianabuitrago.com