Two Weeks with Ingres

For the first two weeks of May, I took vacation time to attend a painting workshop here in Richmond. The objective was to learn traditional realist painting technique by copying a master painting reproduction. The result is astounding, see above. I thoroughly enjoyed the process and taking time to see the minute value and chroma changes. I worked with a portrait of Joseph Moltedo by Jean-Dominique Ingres. Great draftsmanship is a key part of the process. I hope to be able to incorporate this into my illustration and paintings immediately. The instructor was Cindy Macmillan from the Academy of Realist Art in Boston. For future Richmond workshops see the Art Richmond website for updates. Now draw, draw, draw!