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Working from life: January 23-25, 2015

Joan Fife Home Portrait Painting Seamus Berkeley
Joan Fife Home Portrait Painting Seamus Berkeley

This workshop will cover the basics of portrait painting. Instruction will be with a model, the best way to paint a portrait!

It’s time to get past the rush to get paint on the canvas. There is more to painting the likeness of a person than just getting the technical details exactly correct. Setting up the model means getting that person in their comfort zone allowing their expression to capture their essence. A well planned portrait includes the environment of the sitter as it relates to the person’s character.

This workshop will focus on how to see the person and translate that seeing onto the canvas in front of you.

This workshop is useful for both beginning and intermediate painters. Some painting experience necessary. Group and individual instruction provided, with demonstrations throughout; emphasis on oil painting, all media welcome.

Instructor: Seamus Berkeley as an international award winning painter and portrait specialist with studios in Berkeley, CA and Taos, NM.

Please see materials list for suggested supplies – some easels are available.

Convenient bicycle friendly Berkeley location, bus stops within 2 blocks and available street parking.

Please register online now—class is limited to 12 students.

For more information, call 510.984.4143 or email.

“Seamus prioritizes his passion for painting and teaching in his life, and his commitment to making good art shows in his ability to convey complex concepts to his students of a variety of skill levels.” ~Workshop participant

Painting Workshop: Portraiture
$360 (Includes model fee)

 

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Where:
Sawtooth Building
Studio 40, 933 Parker Street
Berkeley, CA [map]
Dates:
January 23-25, 2015
Time:
Friday, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, 9:30am – 4:30pm
Tuition:
$325 plus $35 modeling fee
Use any card, PayPal optional

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A delicious cone of mango agave sorbet painted with a palette knife. Looks as lovely as it tastes! Painting measures 5″ x 4″ and is mounted on 9″ x 9″ board, ready to hang.


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Irresistible chocolate sorbet! This one is painted for your ongoing pleasure. Painting in oil measures 5″ x 4″ and is mounted on a 9″ x 9″ board, ready to hang.


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Sweet ice cream in a cone, just perfect in size for your favorite nook. Painting in oil measures 5″ x 4″ and is mounted on a 9″ x 9″ board, ready to hang.


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Better than a cup of coffee in the morning and without the jitters: a big scoop of coffee ice cream! Painting measures 5″ x 4.5″ and is mounted on 9″ x 9″ board, ready to hang.


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Have your eye on that rich chocolate sorbet! Put this one on your wall and you can look as long as you like. Painting in oil measures 5″ x 4″ and is mounted on a 9″ x 9″ board, ready to hang.


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It’s agreed—everyone smiles for ice cream. Smile every day when you see this sweet treasure in your favorite room! Painting in oil measures 5″ x 4″ and is mounted on a 9″ x 9″ board, ready to hang.


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It’s agreed: everyone smiles for ice cream. Smile every day when you see this sweet treasure in your favorite room! Painting in oil measures 5″ x 4″ and is mounted on a 9″ x 9″ board, ready to hang.


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A great combination of pear and ginger all mixed together in this luscious oil painting! Painting measures 5″ x 4.5″ and is mounted on 9″ x 9″ board, ready to hang.

Commission Your Family Treasure

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Portrait of a Young Woman

Celebrating the People You Love

There are people in your life that you treasure. Have you ever wondered how can you celebrate the people most to you in a meaningful way? One of the best ways is with their portrait painted in oils. Portrait paintings are timeless, honor the person and keep your memories of them alive for you and future generations.

 

Celebrating Special Life Moments

You and the people closest to you have special events in life—a birthday, wedding, graduation, bar and bat mitzvah, career promotion— which are all perfect moments for you to mark the occasion with a portrait.

 

The Commission Process

Your portrait will be completed in classical representational and contemporary manner.
Steps in the portrait process include:

Preliminary meeting to discuss needs, individual and family history
Plan compositions, create studies, take photographs
Final composition, final study
Mid-point review
Final portrait

 

Begin Your Portrait Now

Call 510.984.4143 now to schedule a free no-obligation consultation about how we can create a lasting treasure for you that enhances your life and your home or working environment.

I love working directly with you to create a portrait that will keep alive your vivid memories of the people you hold dear. ~Seamus Berkeley

 

What Collectors Say

Here are a few testimonials of how collector’s have felt about their commissioned portraits:

“People come into my office for a meeting and inevitably end up staring at your portraits, wondering who did them. Thank you so much for such wonderful work that I can share with my family, friends and clients.” ~Wayne W., Collector in Estes Park, CO

“I love it!” ~Sara O., Collector in Oakland, CA

“I think it is a lot fun to have your portrait and we’ve received something real: your work now forms a portrait gallery in our home and we see them all the time. In particular your posthumous portrait of our mother is extremely valuable to me and brings back memories of my entire childhood.” ~Scott F., Collector in Lafayette, CA

“My mom loves showing the portrait you painted of her portrait to all her friends.” ~Peggy C., Collector in Alameda, CA

“I called to tell you how meaningful it was for me when my wife presented a surprise fiftieth birthday gift of your portrait of my two sons.” Dan L., Collector in Ipswich, MA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Mother

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Dignity, 20″ x 16″

Selected Achievements by the Artist

Commissioned portraits and noted accomplishments include:

Portrait of Billy Collins, former Poet Laureate of the United States
Portrait of Eya Fechin, daughter of Russian painter Nicolai Fechin
Portrait of Tenley Albright, Olympic gold medalist
Founder ‘Portraits of Family House’
Founder of the Taos Society of Portrait Artists
‘Best Portrait Award’, Oil Painters of America

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Painted Pumpkin Painting Seamus Berkeley

Painted Pumpkin

Monday with the Berkeley Painting Group. Decided it would be more fun to use a knife to paint a pumpkin rather than carve it. Glad I did!