Long Term Painting

Instruction: Ilya Gefter

Sundays 18.15 - 22.00

04.10.2026 - 23.05.2027

Developing an idea from a sketch to a completed work.

Extended painting process over multiple sittings  

Course Themes: Quick sketches as studies for larger paintings Starting a long term painting: canvas selection to first layer Completing a long term painting: power of final touches Working with multiple layers of paint Solidifying the skills and methods of drawing Challenges and solutions in long term painting Materials and techniques in long term painting Use of photographic references   Methodology: Individualized instruction Painting and drawing demonstrations Lectures Drawing and painting from observation of live and inanimate models Examination of Old Masters paintings Combining live models with photographic references