Education

                                                   

The ongoing educational programs we host are part of the backbone of our mission. Along with providing exhibition space to artists, we strive to offer opportunities for the community to learn about the craft of painting and sculpture directly from our members.  Remember: Associate*, Student* and Patron* members receive a 20% discount on all educational programs and events!

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To purchase a copy of this DVD, please e-mail us gallery@guildofbostonartists.org. or call us at 617.536.7660. The DVD is a 45 minute demonstration by American Master Robert Douglas Hunter and is priced at $35.00 per copy plus sales tax (MA only) and $5 if shipped. Also included is a bonus DVD with an hour long interview with Mr. Hunter.

 

 

2010 Workshops and classes

Portrait Painting Master Class with Mary Minifie

Friday, Saturday, Sunday, May 21, 22, 23, 2010 ~ 9:00 AM—4:00 PM
Fee: $400 for members; $500 for non-members—Limited Enrollment
Location: The Guild’s Fourth Floor Studio

Mary Minifie is a professional portrait painter and modern master of the Boston School tradition. She attended Wellesley College, Boston University School of Fine Arts graduate school in painting and spent many years studying classical portraiture with Boston School painter Paul Ingbretson. She is represented by Vose Galleries, Boston; The Guild of Boston Artists, Boston; Portraits North, Lexington, MA; Portraits, Inc, New York; Portrait Brokers of America, Birmingham.

The 3 day workshop will be divided into 2 sessions each day and will focus on painting a model from life in natural light. Emphasis will be on the beauty of the flesh color notes in the natural light and understanding the form of the head. The workshop will begin with setting up a live model with good light and color, finding a composition with interesting clothing and creating a small color study of the whole painting in preparation for the finished work and also suitable for presenting to clients when a commission is underway. The next five sessions will include a demo by Mary Minifie and painting time. During the course of the three days there will be a lecture on the problems and difficulties of creating a portrait commission. This lecture will focus on creating an effective portrait composition starting with the client, their wishes and the reason for the portrait. She will take a few of her own commissions and relate from beginning to end how she found a suitable idea and worked through the various problems inherent in each situation. The process begins with meeting the person, forming your vision of that person and finding the visual means to express that vision. Principles of composition will also be discussed. The end goal is that both you and the client will be happy!

The workshop concludes with a final critique session which can include work not done in the workshop.

 

 

Registration Form

Cick above to access form; print form, complete, and mail to The Guild of Boston Artists, 162 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02116