Capturing Lightness: The Alla Prima Portrait

Workshop with Carol Broman

October 9-12; 10 am to 5 pm daily

(includes a 1-hour lunch)

Three-day workshop focused on the traditional method of Alla Prima portrait painting to capture the effect of the light. Alla Prima is a direct oil painting technique that challenges the artist to apply distinct brush strokes with few layers to achieve a harmonious impression of the subject.

Students will begin the first day of the workshop creating a small-scale poster study of the model meant to describe the visual resonance of light through the study of color relationships. On the second and third days, with the poster as a guide, students will work from the live model in a twoday, 8-hour pose from life. The second day will focus on the overall design (notan) of the portrait, and the third day will concentrate on refinement of that design working in an adapted method of wet-into-wet form painting. Instructor will present lectures and demos in the morning and individual critiques in the afternoon.

Concepts covered include:

• Basic color theory
• Palette organization
• Form painting
• Optical and conceptual perception
• Model of light applied to the portrait

Learn more about the artist at carolbroman.com