Portraits from Photographs_ Carol Tarzier_ Thursdays 10:30 am – 1:45 pm, October 23 – December 11th, skips 11/6, 11/27 _ Studio 2

Portraits from Photographs

Thursdays 10:30 am – 1:45 pm,

October 23 – December 11th, skips 11/6, 11/27  (Thanksgiving week).

$130 for six sessions, add $20 non-members

Bay Area artist Carol Tarzier is offering “Portraits from Photographs.” Class meets on Thursdays October 23rd  – December 11th  in the Rossmoor Art Association Studio Two.   Students work from their photographs and from the model; students can create a finished painting of family members or relatives.  The last class is a final critique.

“Portraits from Photographs” is about using simplifying the value structure and creating shapes of value and color that build the portrait.  The series beings with monochrome and then covers color mixing and creating color tones with the Zorn limited palette of Cad Red, Yellow Ochre, and Black.    We cover facial structure and proportion/ facial anatomy, but most importantly, working with masses and values and loosening up paint handling to create an energetic portrait.

Oil or acrylic painters welcome.   Oil painters please use odorless thinner only.

Carol Tarzier has taught painting for many years at the Academy of Art University.  Her paintings have been represented in national shows and museums, including the Salon International at the Greenhouse Gallery, the Haggin Museum, Oil Painters of America Western Regional Exhibition and at the California Art Club’s Gold Medal Show.  Carol is represented by Studio Gallery in San Francisco and MK Contemporary in Santa Cruz.

The class is limited to 15 students, and pre-enrollment is required.   For questions email carol@tarzier.com.  View examples of Carol’s work at www.tarzier.com.