SUMMER RESIDENCY
PORTRAIT AND HEAD DRAWING MADE SIMPLE
with Rose Irelan, Master Artist & Mentor
Learn the classical foundations that lead to confident, dimensional, and convincing portraits.
You Will Learn:
Learn how to convincingly depict form by learning how light affects form. These principles are valuable in all your drawing and painting endeavors.
Learn about the proportions of the human head and apply these principles immediately for more convincing portraits.
Learn how the Head is broken down into “planes” and how this can help achieve dimensional drawings and correctly proportioned drawings.
Learn the Riley Rhythms and how fun head drawing can be while efficiently finding where all features belong.
Learn first-hand from interactive Teacher Demos, and techniques and skills that Rose has developed in her portrait drawing and painting practice for the past 30 years.
Audience: Fine Art Painters
Medium: Conte, Charcoal
Stages: Aspiring, Emerging
Session Dates & Times:
July 15, 29, Aug 12, 26
12pm-2pm MDT / 2pm-4pm EDT /
7pm-9pm BST
$352.00
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WORKSHOP Description
Join award-winning artist Rose Irelan for this Foundation Portrait Drawing class. Rose will be teaching drawing the head and portraits in charcoal and conte pencil. We will start with drawing from a cast head to learn the structure and how to draw form. Then students will learn methods from from illustrators and drawing masters to better understand the proportions of the human head and how to draw the features. Lastly, we will work from photos and works of the masters to draw our portraits.
Rose will demo at the beginning of the class and then for the remainder of the 2 hours block students will have time to work on their portrait drawing. They can then post them on our Mastrius Chat for everyone to share their efforts each week.
🎥 WORKSHOP RECORDINGS available for 1-YEAR after the workshop ends!
🎥 NOTE: Workshop Recordings may be offered for sale at a future date at Mastrius, with the consent of the instructor.
High School, University, and College students get 20% OFF. See FAQs at the bottom of page.
Supply List
– NEWSPRINT LARGE SKETCH PAD FOR STUDIO WORK
Strathmore 300 Series Newsprint Pad *SMOOTH – 50 or 100 sheets 18’ x 24”
– Smaller sketchbooks for writing notes and doing small sketches.
-2-4 B Conte Pencils. (In black or what they call Peirre Noir)
– Kneaded Eraser
– A variety of Willow and Vine Charcoal. Get a variety. Softer to medium soft works best on the newsprint
– One-sided Razor Blades for sharpening your Conte Pencils
– Sharpie Markers- 2 large chisel point markers
Instructor Bio
I am inspired to portray the wonder and magic of a moment in time that makes my heart beat faster. I am interested in capturing Light and Mood through color, light, shape, and brushwork. My work is an interpretation of an experience, moment, subject, or place. Whether it be landscapes, seascapes, or portraits, I enjoy playing with impressionistic color to capture the sublime and fleeting moments that bring the viewer into that ephemeral moment. Much of my work is inspired by the spiritual and healing powers of God and his creations.
As a true Nature and lover of outdoor adventure, I spend a significant amount of time painting outdoors and working from life; immersed in the elements of raw energy, light, and Nature’s tapestry of complex colors. I feel the best way to study painting is from direct observation that is truthful; not only in the way it looks but the way it feels. Plein air painting and painting from life feeds my endless curiosity and fascination with light and color, and how to use that effectively in my work.
I also work indirectly, on larger studio paintings where I can spend more time developing my ideas and experimenting with various design motifs and color arrangements in a larger format. It is in these works that I can stretch my skills as a designer and colorist. Much of my studio work is sourced from my love of nature, and my life experiences. Most are sourced from my outdoor plein air work. I think of painting as music you can see or a visual poem, as paint to express feelings beyond words…to capture the awe and beauty of my subjects.
