How to build a portrait, with Ricky Vasan

How to build a portrait, with Ricky Vasan

Date TBD, In-person at the Kathryn Schultz Gallery

In this workshop, Ricky Vasan will demonstrate his painting process and how drawing, measurement and simplification are some of the stylistic choices he makes while working on a painting. Ricky will also go over the advantages and disadvantages of working from a photo reference and how photography can be a part of the painting process.

This workshop will feature a live figure model.

Maximum number of attendees: 10

Materials List for Attendees:

- Newsprint or sketchbook - preferably 11x14 or larger

- Vine charcoal or graphite pencil - or any drawing utensil of choice

- Erasers

- Easels - or you can work on smaller paper

About Ricky Vasan

Ricky Vasan is a representational painter currently based in Boston Massachusetts. He will receive his BFA in painting from Massachusetts College of Art & Design. Vasan has been exhibiting in local galleries in the New England area and has received the George Nick award, The Rob Moore Grant in painting and recently his painting ‘Two Aliens Share a Beer’ was awarded best in show for the Cambridge Art Association’s annual National Prize Show. Vasan draws from his inter-cultural experiences and aims to produce work that speaks to a diverse audience, he is interested in representing his personal truth on the canvas while taking into account formal and conceptual considerations derived from the complex history of painting.

(Photo credit: Ricky Vasan, www.rickyvasan.com)