David Shevlino: Alla Prima Still Life and Portrait Painting: 3 Day Workshop: March 7-9, 2024
David Shevlino: Alla Prima Still Life and Portrait Painting: 3 Day Workshop: March 7-9, 2024
March 7-9, 2024
Thursday-Saturday
9:30 am-4:30 pm
$550 includes model fee
This class is about painting alla prima (wet into wet) and the techniques used to create a fresh, painterly response to our subjects. Be prepared to use large brushes for big, bold brushstrokes. Students will learn to look at a subject, still life and the portrait, and see it in terms of large basic shapes. Day 1 working on a toned ground, we’ll start by sketching and placing the still life subject on the canvas and determining a composition. Days 2 & 3, For the portrait we begin by blocking in a midtone on a gray canvas, then add darks, highlights and different color temperatures. We’ll also discuss the proportions of the head and placing the facial features. Students may continue painting the still life if they prefer.
By using large brushes/ brushstrokes, we learn to simplify form, values and color. We also learn to interpret and break down planes into large swathes of tones instead of becoming distracted by small details. This helps us to paint our subjects with greater clarity, tonal harmony and directness. This class will be particularly helpful to students who wish to paint more loosely and to paint their subject with greater economy.
Biography
David Shevlino was born in Jersey City, NJ in 1962. A graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the University of Pennsylvania, he also studied at the Art Students' League in New York. Growing up near NYC, Shevlino was exposed to art as a teenager. He began making trips to art museums at age 15 and developed a love of traditional figurative painting. His early work was very traditional and classically inspired. However, after many years of experimenting, Shevlino began exploring a looser paint application which stradles the line between representational painting and abstraction. This "in between" area is where the painter feels most comfortable and best able to express his artistic voice. His paintings are characterized by broad brushstrokes, a sensuous application of paint and an obvious feel for tonal harmonies. At the same time, the artist demonstrates a firm sense of control, tightening up the composition through his deft modeling of the human form.
Shevlino has exhibited work nationally in both solo and group exhibits over the past two decades and currently lives in NC.
To register for this workshop, please fill out the Registration Form below and submit, then pay in full or pay a deposit online (link is at bottom of page) or by Venmo to @jeanie-smith or by mailing a check to Warehouse 521, 521 Heather Place, Nashville, TN. 37204. Any questions, email jeanie at warehouse521@gmail.com. Thank you!