2 day Expressive Portraiture Workshop: 26 - 27 Sept 2024

Tutor: Peter Keegan

Dates Available:

• 26 - 27 Sept 2024 (Thurs & Fri)

2 day course: 10am - 4pm

An exciting portraiture course by Peter Keegan, showing you a range of contemporary approaches to portrait painting in oils or acrylics.

During this workshop, Peter will demonstrate and guide you through his exciting and dynamic approaches to portrait painting. From using a bright, colourful palette, with dynamic and bold mark making, to palette knife work with exciting compositions and poses, this course has been created to show you a more varied and exciting approach to portrait painting. Working from photographs, either provided or your own, this workshop will give you plenty of 1-1 instruction from Peter, as well as informal group critiques and discussions, all helping to increase your knowledge and enjoyment of portraiture.

Participants can expect to begin and develop 2 portrait paintings.

Suitable for artists who have some experience in portrait painting.

Artist quality oil paints by Michael Harding are provided for you to work with during this course, as well as all other materials and studio sundries. You only need to bring brushes.

This course will take place at Hogshaw Farm in North Buckinghamshire, in the Eco Centre, above their farm shop and cafe. You will be able to access the cafe during the breaks or you can bring your own food and refreshments.

Please read our terms and conditions before booking. Thank you.

“This course was exactly what I wanted: an insight into the way a portrait artist approaches a project, with helpful tips and tricks to take home; an opportunity to work in a different style from usual, with the freedom to make mistakes or make magic! I will be keeping an eye on dates for other courses and portrait nights, because I definitely want to come back. As someone who would like to make a business of portraiture, this was certainly a valuable investment. I would do it again and again!”

“Peter's teaching is always fresh and exciting. He seems able to empathise with and encourage those of us who struggle- and praise (but not too much) when confidence is needed. I particularly like the way he paints alongside us - demonstrating and developing his pictures with us. The classes are fun and Peter motivating. What more could a budding artist need?”