In this five day workshop students will have the opportunity to paint a sustained study in large scale, allowing for observation of the figure and portrait. Students may make preparatory drawings and small-scale color studies, to establish composition prior to beginning the larger painting. After studying light and shadow--the value structure of the figure and surrounding space--we'll work in full color, further refining drawing and color, constructing the painting by working from large to smaller forms. There will be frequent demonstrations.
Instructor Bio: Jerry is an esteemed artist and teacher of figure drawing/painting and landscape painting both locally and around the country. Evident in his work is his fascination with psychological nuances and a love for the natural and architectonic shapes of the land. As a landscape painter, he realizes a structural approach; he looks for the anatomy that exists in landscape as it surely does in the human subject. Jerry’s work is exhibited nationally, both in private and public collections, including the Harvard Club of NYC, the New Federal Courthouse in Boston, and The New Britain Museum of American Art. His awards and honors include the Julius Hallgarten Prize, 167th Annual, National Academy of Design, NY; the Isaac Maynard Prize, 159th Annual, National Academy of Design, NY; and the Silver Medal in the 43rd Audubon Artists Annual.
