“Making Faces: an introduction to Portraiture “

Faces are endlessly fascinating. And given a few basics, it’s surprisingly easy to draw them.
In this intensive workshop, we will discover the underlying anatomy that we all share as humans.
Then we’ll explore the subtle nuances that make each of us so unique.
We will focus on the capturing a likeness quIckly in a portrait sketch, rather than a formal sitting.

Drawing on the “canons of the face”, Betty Edward’s, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain”, and my own 30 year experience as a portrait painter, we will weave together several very different approaches to drawing and painting the wonderful human face.
I can’t guarantee that you will be a brilliant portrait painter by the end of the workshop, but you WILL have a clear understanding of human facial proportions, you’ll have drawn a convincing portrait of a person of your choice, you’ll have learned a few secrets and tricks of the trade, and have taken the first steps on a path that may become a lifelong obsession.
$89 includes some materials, coffees, teas and biscuits.
For booking, please contact the Santa Cruz Art League on (831)4268757 or visit www.scal.com. After you enroll, you’ll be sent a materials list and more info.
Thanks and I hope you will join me for a fun and fascinating day