Mastering the Evocative Portrait with William Schneider

Mastering the Evocative Portrait with William Schneider

Workshop | This program is completed

Advanced Beginners or Higher

4/6/2018-4/9/2018

9:00 AM-4:00 PM CDT on Sun Mon Fri Sat

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$550.00

Students routinely complain, “My work looks hard and tight. I wish I could loosen up!” This workshop could be the answer to your prayers.

Nicolai Fechin was a Master of suggestion (and arguably one of the greatest artists of all time). William will discuss his techniques as he paints from the live model. In addition, on one of the days you will copy (with instruction) a painting by Fechin. On the other days, you will incorporate those techniques into your own work as you paint from the live model. The techniques apply equally to figures, landscape or still life. (As they preached at the American Academy, “If you can paint a decent head, you can paint anything!”)

Many of today’s most revered painters have consciously studied Nicolai Fechin’s work. In the words of C.W.Mundy, “Don’t insult the viewer by spelling out every detail.”

This four-day oil and pastel workshop is for advanced beginners or higher. You will learn:
• Power through suggestion
• One simple technique to create sparkling color
• How to avoid “unpleasant detail”
• Masterful edge control
• How to simplify color harmony
• The key to turning the form with temperature
• A technique to create Fechin’s broken edge effects

William will demonstrate in both oil and pastel (a complete head study as well as several “mini-demos” – painting eyes, painting the mouth etc.) All the great painters learned by copying masterworks; this workshop will turbo-charge your understanding of drawing, value, color temperature, edge control and above all else – how to loosen up!

  • Out of town residents looking for affordable lodging in the area should contact the office at 312-642-4149 or fineart1012@sbcglobal.net.
  • This workshop meets in our northlight studio on the 3rd floor of the main building.
  • There is a $25 model fee payable to the instructor.
  • A supply list will be emailed to you when you register. Please contact the office at fineart1012@sbcglobal.net if you'd like to see a supply list in advance of registering.
Schneider, William

Phone: 815-455-4972 Email: wschneid@mc.net William A. Schneider, AISM, OPA, PSA, works in oil and pastel. His skills were honed during eight years at the American Academy of Art’s Saturday Program in Chicago where he studied figure drawing and pastel with Bill Parks and oil painting with Ted Smuskiewicz. He continued his education through workshops with masters like Carolyn Anderson, Dan Gerhartz, and Richard Schmid. He learned his advanced pastel techniques in studies with Harley Brown. William’s paintings have been featured in numerous magazine articles and several books. His work has received awards in exhibitions including those of: Academic Artists, American Impressionist Society, Oil Painters of America, Portrait Society of America, and Salon International. He is a signature member of OPA and NOAPS. The Pastel Society of America elected William to the title “Master Pastelist” and The American Impressionist Society has designated him as a “Master”. The International Association of Pastel Societies has named him to their “Master’s Circle”.