April’s class saw Rosso develop the abstract flowers in her portrait plus the addition of background colour. I’ve started some florals, and will gradually add to these. Not brave enough for the background yet so this is very much a work in progress.
‘Fine Art’ Category Posts
Oil Painting Masterclass with Rosso Crimson
Posted on April 12, 2023, in the Fine Art category
Tags: art courses, oil painting, online art courses, rosso crimson review
I’m focussing more on portraits this year and signed up to an oil painting class by Rosso Crimson. Here’s the description of the class from Rosso’s website:
MENTORSHIP PROGRAM WITH TERRACOTTA
“Mentorship program taught live from my studio in London. Learn how to develop a full figure painting which departs creatively from the initial photographic reference. The mentorship programs includes over 3 hour video content where you’ll learn a step-by-step guide to develop a full figure painting as well as 12 live three hour workshops.
Starting from January 2023″
I’m unable to attend the live zooms but am watching the replays and getting feedback via the classroom. Oil painting created so far based on a photo reference supplied by Rosso, working on initial blocking in, and skin tones:
Juliette Belmonte Portrait Class
Posted on January 15, 2023, in the Fine Art category
Virtual Portrait Workshop October 30 – November 20 2022, and here’s how her website describes the class:
A mixed media portrait workshop with Juliette Belmonte.
In this four week workshop, students will learn to incorporate found objects, fabrics, sentimental objects and papers to create multi layered mixed media portraits. We will be working with acrylic paints and water based mediums. There will be some feedback during class hours and I will hold “office hours” on Zoom for two additional hours throughout the week for personal feedback and questions.
It was the first time I’ve done an art class via zoom, and meeting Juliette and the other students was great. Seeing how everyone’s work progressed over 4 weeks with Juliette’s suggestions was greatly beneficial. She shares her process on how to tackle the dreaded blank canvas and gave detailed feedback on colour-mixing and how she approaches the use of mixed media. This class gave me the confidence to tackle portraits and to keep the parts of a painting I like and happily keep adding layers to crate the overall result.
