Friday March 28, Saturday 29, Sunday 30, 2014
Course description: Portrait in Pastel with Cuong Nguyen
Course description: Portrait in Pastel with Cuong Nguyen Join award-winning artist Cuong Nguyen for a 3-day portrait workshop covering pastel drawing techniques. This workshop is designed to create a relaxed, informative, yet focused working environment. The core of the lesson will be based on drawing, values, edges, composition and creating life-like skin tone color. Students will focus on the fundamentals of drawing the human head while developing new skills in soft pastel. The workshop will feature a live model, and Cuong will demonstrate his own techniques to draw from life. Students will learn to use an approach that helps them see the big shapes first, and then go into details towards the end of the session. This is a great opportunity for you to discover your own passion for drawing, or just take your existing skills to the next level. Required skill level: Please have at least a basic foundation in drawing skill before enrolling in this class.
Cuong Nguyen’s Short Bio
Trained to be a traditional portraitist at the age of 10 in his native Vietnam, Cuong has always had a passion for drawing human faces. His paintings depend on the dramatic portrayal of light, shadow and environment to create their mood and sense of realism. He believes that a successful painting requires that he establish an emotional connection with his subject, so that the viewer in turn connects at an emotional level with his work. Cuong has won many awards for his paintings, including Prix de Pastel at the IAPS’s 2011 Master Circle Exhibition, Grand Prize Award 2010 Pastel Journal Magazine. Cuong is a Signature Member of the PSA, and Distinguished Pastelist of PSWC
Contact: Info@bacaa.org
650-832-1544
Location BACAA Studios 345 Quarry Rd, San Carlos CA. 94070
Cost: $480
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