Description
Painting Gestual Portraits – in Oil or Acrylic! WITH OKSANA ZHELISKO
SUNDAY, JAN 26
12:30 PM – 5:30 PM
$80 + Supply List
Class Limit: 15 Students
Mid-Beginner – Advanced (Experience Required)
This dynamic workshop explores the art of creating gestural portraits. Emphasizing expression, movement, and energy, participants will learn to capture the essence of a subject through bold brushstrokes, rapid application of paint, and intuitive mark-making. The focus is on creating an emotional and dynamic likeness, rather than achieving photorealistic precision.
Led by an experienced portrait artist, the workshop will provide one-on-one guidance, demonstrations, and critique to help you hone your skills and push the boundaries of traditional portrait painting. This painting is just an example of gestural portrait. Participants are welcome to work from their own images or use the reference pictures provided by the instructor.
You will learn: How to understand gesture in portraiture. Brushwork and mark making. About colour and tone in limited palette. Techniques in oil and acrylic
Join this workshop for an exciting, liberating experience that will inspire a new approach to portraiture and expand your creative possibilities!
About the Instructor:
Classically trained in Eastern Europe, Oksana began her art career in L’viv, Ukraine. Oksana studied at the Ivan Trush College of Decorative Arts. She chose to make painting, especially of murals, her specialty. In 2001, she held her first solo exhibition at the L’viv University of Ivan Franko. Oksana brings her training, skill, and passion to her painting, and she is versatile in expressive styles. She is adept at many genres, including portraiture, still life, and landscape.
To see more of Oksana’s work, check out her Website and Instagram:
Website: zheliskoart.com
Instagram: @zheliskoart
Youtube: @zheliskoart
Check out more classes with Oksana!
Suggested Supplies:
1. Brushes: Flat bristle: #2, #4, #6, #8. Filbert synthetic #6
2. Palette knife of your choice, Palette if your choice + Medium if your choice
3. Canvas 11”x14” or 12”x16”
4. Canvas pad for practice 9”x12”
5. Pick one of the suggested colour combinations: titanium white, ivory black, yellow ochre and cadmium red light.
titanium white, Indian yellow, burnt sienna, magenta, phthalo blue
titanium white, phthalo green, burnt sienna and van dyke brown
6. Suitable art clothes, soft cloths for brushes, notebook, snack, drink, and your own PPE (mask, hand sanitizer)
You will receive a 20% discount on all art supplies from your registration until the end of the class!
Artelier is located at 10045 81 Avenue NW, Edmonton, Alberta (back alley entrance). The workshop space is one block south of The Paint Spot.
Painting Gestural Portraits in Oil or Acrylic Workshop, Edmonton, Alberta
