David Kassan Portrait Painting 2013

January 21-Feb 1, 2012
10-Day Painting Workshop
Class summary

The focus of this course will be on life painting methods to investigate the underlying rhythm, expression and emotion of the modern portrait. We will explore oil on canvass with one pose for the entire time so that we can patiently observe and record our findings. All observation will be cumulative and used towards finishing the final work. Instruction will include discussion of practical technical information on the use of charcoal and white chalk, the properties of light on form and how the topography/depth of the face’s form can be visualized and represented. Most importantly, students will learn to transcend the materials so that their full concentration is placed on expressing the model’s presence and emotion. My goal is to give this class a sense of community, where anything art related can be discussed (books, galleries, artists, techniques), debated, enlightened and experienced.

Following his initial drawing studies at University of the Arts in Philadelphia, David attended Syracuse University in New York, where he studied under the auspices of Jerome Witkin, learning a complete painter should have a strong grasp of the picture making process and a well thought out concept behind a painting. While earning his BFA, he was able to take advantage of the school’s exceptional Art History Department, and on completion of his degree, moved to Brooklyn to continue his studies at The National Academy of Design and the Art Students League of New York, where he had the good fortune to study with a number of artists whom he respects, including: Aaron Shikler, Robert Dacey, Sarah McCoubrey, Mary Beth Mackenzie, David Levine, William Behnkin, Harvey Dinnerstein, Burton Silverman, Steven Assael, and Costa Vavagiakis.

Exhibitions include:  The United Nations in New York, Gallery Henoch, The Park Avenue Armory, The National Academy of Design Museum of Fine Art, Gallery 1199, The Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, and The Salmagundi Club and nationally at the Mobile Museum of Art, AL, Art Chicago, The San Francisco International Art Exposition, Los Angeles Art Show, The Museum of American Illustration, Huntington House Museum, and The Wethersfield Museum. http://davidkassan.com

Email:

Linda@bacaa.org if you are planning to attend

Cost: $1150 early registration
Cost: $1250 regular registration

To insure you have a space reserved complete registration by Oct, 2012

Partial Payments not accepted.