Nelson to teach portrait-painting workshop at Skyuka Fine Art April 20-22

Published 8:30 pm Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Richard Christian Nelson (Rich Nelson) will teach a three-day portrait painting workshop in Tryon April 20-22. The class will take place at the Nelson’s Skyuka Fine Art gallery from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. each day.

A portrait of Charlotte Barkhouser by Rich Nelson. (photo submitted by Kim Nelson)

Artists will work from life over the weekend to grasp the fundamentals of portraiture. This workshop is open to all media, but oil will be emphasized. The class size is limited to 12.
The artists will concentrate on painting the portrait from live models. Nelson will offer lectures, demos and group “critiques” (mostly just putting the paintings along the wall and having each artist say “how it’s going”). Email rich@richnelson.com or call 828-859-0318 for more information.
Nelson is an accomplished portrait and gallery artist who lives in Tryon. He earned his B.F.A. from the College of Creative Studies in Detroit, Mich. in 1988. Nelson taught anatomy, figure drawing and painting at CCS part-time after graduating. He has been working ever since as a portrait artist, gallery artist and instructor. You can view his work and learn about this and other upcoming workshops at richardchristiannelson.com or read about his recent awards and notable commissions at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Christian_Nelson.
– article submitted by Kim Nelson

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