Thurs Feb 11, 18, 25, March 4

6-9pm

Potraiture Workshop with Masha Gvozdov (Part 4 of 4 part series)

This class aims at improving visual interpretation of the face by understanding it’s structure and being able to render it on a canvas using various mediums. We will explore drawing techniques using pencils and charcoal, as well as painting techniques using oil and acrylic paint. The students will also get an opportunity to combine different materials to create personal and unique mixed media portraits.

This class is a 4 part series; each class will have a different structure, and students are welcome to take any class on a single class basis, or all 4 classes in the series. 

Week 1: Drawing the Face – basic techniques

Week 2: Paint and Color

Week 3: Gestural

Week 4: Developing Your Own Style

Materials needed:

* Paper – any size ( a larger notebook of 18’ x 24’ is preferred)

* Canvas – 18’ x 24’

* Pencils

* Charcoal

* Oil Paint and/or Acrylic Paint – primary colors (blue, red, yellow), burnt sienna, burnt umber, white, black

Fee

4 Classes = $160

3 Classes = $132

2 Classes = $94

1 Class = $50

Space is very limited so register early!   Registration Deadline: March 2nd

Our online registration will be available soon!  Until then, please call SHAG at 347.721.3302 to register.

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Bio

Born and raised in Soviet Russia, Masha Gvozdov (http://mashagvozdov.carbonmade.com/) began drawing and painting, through influence of her artist father, at the age of one. Her early private art education continued through childhood in the Soviet Union and later in the United States, through her teens. Being intrigued by the fashion world, Masha submitted her drawings and won a fashion design scholarship to Marymount University in Virginia. She chose not to take it and instead set out to travel the world. After which she settled back home in Arlington Virginia and continued her art studies at NOVA Community College. From there she transferred to CCAC in San Francisco to further pursue her art education, majoring in painting and printmaking. Masha now resides in New York, where she works as a makeup artist for fashion, film, TV and theater. She also art directs music videos and fashion shoots, creates props and set designs, and has recently made her curatorial debut in NYC. Her personal work taps into her child-like sense of exploration and playfulness through the use of mixed media, elements of collage and papier-mache, as well as exploration with video portraits using a super 8 camera.