Portraits from Observed to Imagined
WITH ELIZABETH REAGH
TUESDAYS
April 15
April 22
April 29
May 6
May 13
2025
1 - 4:30 p.m. eastern time
A five-week ONLINE portrait-painting workshop in which quick observational sketches will be the starting point for portrait paintings. The beauty of the 2 - 5 minute drawing is that the artist is forced to make quick decisions — resulting in an expressive record of the essence of the sitter and a window into the artist’s response. The drawings provide just enough information to apply to a painting, without allowing for copying — translation is the name of the game here.
We will explore the use of color, composition, imagination and intuition in creating characters who may or may not resemble the original sketch. This class will rely entirely on direct observation and imagination.