Oil Painting for Beginners

EAST COAST ART STUDIOS | SOUTH DUBLIN ART CLASSES

From Paint to Presence
Portraiture Frans Hals to Lucien Freud and Jenny Saville

oil painting for beginners art classes Dublin

study of Lucien Freud painting by Llewellyn in studio

3 day course
Cost: €240
Suitable for: all levels
Materials: 2x canvas, oil paint, medium, drawing materials, paper brushes * - All included

*Please bring your own set of brushes if you have them - we recommend hog hair filberts size 2,6,8,10 and 12 and 1 large hog hair wash brush.

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Portraiture Frans Hals to Lucien Freud and Jenny Saville
February: 18th, 19th, & 25th (10-4 pm)
or
Portrait class for beginners - underpainting & Grisaille.
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Suitable for anyone interested in painting portraits in oil and developing their techniques in understanding how to use brushes, mix flesh tones, set up your palette , work without turpentine.

The expressive portrait is an exciting exploration of a quick underpainting sketch on top of which the flesh palette of 6 colors is placed wet in wet -Alla Prima. Students will learn how to develop their language of brush work, palette setup and how to paint flesh, hair and backgrounds in the style of a number of artists . Prints are provided to work from in the studio.

The limited Palette, six colors that lead to the magic of flesh and the basis to painting flesh from the time of the Egyptians up to present day. By harnessing the simple but complex relationships between the earth colors of the limited palette the painter can explore and harness its power to create exciting passages of paint that have an energy that embraces the viscous nature of oil paint. This research that will be explained and demonstrated in this 3 day course will cover such painters as Rembrandt, Frans Hals, Lucien Freud and Jenny Saville. People will learn how to construct a head quickly and create lively sketches in oil and resolved passages. We will also explore glazing in the 3rd session.

All materials included including 2 canvas 1 x 30x40 and 1 x 40x50 use of oil paints and linseed oil Please bring your own set of brushes - we recommend filberts size 2,6,8,10 and 12. Not turpentine or solvents are used in the studio only linseed oil. All images used in classroom instruction are supplied by the teacher.

When you complete this workshop or if you are currently painting with oils we would recommend you join the studio classes on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Saturdays. In these sessions, you can develop your practice and focus on whatever subjects and techniques are of interest to you, either in contemporary or classical painting and drawing.

*Our courses work on a modular basis and reinforce one another. Understanding and applying the different styles you learn in these modules will ensure the development of each student’s techniques and individual artistic style. Students interested in ongoing study with East Coast Art Studios can read more about our various syllabi here.
See our video on Instagram

Limited Pallete and prepared sketch in live demonstration in the studio.

student studying Jenny Saville figure .

Studying the Palette of Ribera in the Thyssen Museum, Madrid Spain 2016.

live demonstration of Frans Hals in the Berlin Studio

Live demonstration of study of John Singer Sargent's beautiful portrait of a Corsican girl.

Location:21 Quinsborough Road, Bray, Wicklow
Email: eastcoastartstudio@gmail.com
Phone: (00353) 0851347071
Instructor: Eoin Llewellyn
www.llewellyn.ie

CONDITIONS: Once confirmed, all sessions are non-exchangeable, non-transferable and non-refundable. If classes have to be cancelled by East Coast Art Studios for any reason, students will be offered a refund for the missed class, or an opportunity to retake the session at another date. All paint and drawing materials are provided for both drawing and painting courses except canvas. Students taking the intensive programme or ongoing classes must bring their own set of brushes these can be provided by the studio please ask for info. Students wishing to paint on a larger scale may bring a canvas with them to the studio. All class times include 20 to 30 minutes of clean-up. . Photos/videos taken by East Coast Art Studios during sessions, including of students or students work may be used for promotional purposes unless students specifically request otherwise.