Instruction: Ilya Gefter

Expressive self portrait painting
Mondays 18.15 – 22.00 // August 7 - August 28 // 4 sessions

In this advanced workshop we will explore colors and shapes as vehicles for pictorial construction and self expression. Using observation of self as a starting point, we will study modernist approaches to color as a medium for (self)expression.
 
Themes to be covered: 
Analysis of self-portrait paintings by modern masters 
Modernist color theory
Use of expanded palette. 
Expressive potential of brushwork and textures
Strategies for (self)expression
 
Workshop includes:
Lectures
Painting and drawing demonstrations
Guided painting practice
Individual instruction
Group review
 
Prior painting experience is needed

Fee:
1,200 ILS
2,000 ILS for two Self-Portrait workshops