Portrait Painting in Oils Workshop 2024
Instructor: Abner Cope
Days/Dates: Saturdays
- May 4
- May 11
- May 18
- May 25
Time: 10AM - 1PM
Length:
- 4 sessions / 12 hours total
Level: All skill levels
Age: 18 and over
Workshop Fee:
- OCAF Members: $180
- Non-members: $230
Live Model Fee: $25 (covers all 4 days)
Supplies needed: Click here to download/print
Location: OCAF School Street Studios
Class Description:
This class is designed to help artists enhance their skills in painting portraits. All skill levels, from beginning to advanced, are welcomed. While painting from the live model, artists will employ various techniques for developing accurate proportions, and the proper placement of the model on the canvas. Participants will receive instructions on starting the portrait with a solid structural drawing done in monochromatic lines and tones on a stained canvas.
Color, and how to observe color on the model, will be emphasized. We will utilize a system using a limited palette, that develops the portrait from: the darks in the model; to the middle values; and then to the lights and highlights in the model.
Instruction will be based on demonstrations, discussions, and individual critiques.
About the instructor: Abner Cope
Abner A. Cope received his Bachelor of Arts degree in painting from Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA. in 1974. In 19980 he received his Masters of Fine Arts in drawing from Eastern Michigan University, Ann Arbor Michigan. Abner was an Associate Professor of Art at Central State University, Wilberforce, OH where he taught for 30 years. During his tenure at Central State University Abner taught beginning through advanced drawing and painting courses, with an emphasis on the figure. He also taught drawing and painting classes at the University of Dayton (Dayton, OH), Clarke State University (Springfield, OH), Wilberforce University (Wilberforce, OH), Sinclair Community College (Dayton, OH), The Dayton Art Institute (Dayton, OH), and Riverbend Art Center (Dayton, OH).
During the past twenty (20) years or so, Abner Cope has received numerous to awards for his drawings and paintings in various art contests in Chicago, Georgia, Ohio, and Kentucky.