Weekly Class 

Portrait Painting in Oils Alla Prima 

with Sarah Thibodeaux

In person! New Orleans

Weekly Portrait Painting in Oils Alla Prima

Instructor: Sarah Griffin Thibodeaux

Location: New Orleans Healing Center, Suite 254, 2372 St. Claude Ave., New Orleans, LA 70117 in Faubourg Marigny

Dates:  Fridays 1-4 pm, 2023

Time: 9:00 a.m. to noon Central Time

Price: 

Register online!

If you have any questions, email sarah@studiothibodeaux.com.

We are pleased to present Sarah Thibodeaux's return to in-person learning  in this weekly class.

This workshop teaches the fundamentals of painting the head in oil. Students will paint the model from life in four sessions. Beginning with a toned canvas, students will execute a careful drawing and subsequently build up the structure of the head from darks to lights. Emphasis is on understanding the structure of the head and learning to mix colors to create realistic and harmonious flesh tones. The class will begin with a demonstration of the alla prima technique, used by John Singer Sargent and handed down through generations of atelier painters and teachers.

We will meet from 9:00 to noon weekly to complete our portrait painting(s) in four sessions. 

For materials lists, I have two: one for beginners and one for more experience painters The difference is the type of surface you use and the type of paint you buy. Essentially more cost-conscious for beginners. If you have more experience painting, try a higher end brand of paint and a smoother surface or more expensive linen suitable for commissioned portraits.

• Beginning Portrait Painting Art Supply Kit 

• Advanced Portrait Painting Art Supply Kit