Romantic Portait in Sanguine
5 day masterclass | Charles Miano
tuesday 6th August - saturday 10th August
10am - 4pm
€795
ENNISKERRY STUDIO
(Discount when booked with Classical Tronie in Oil with Charles Miano - €1,500 for the two weeks)
about this workshop
Sanguine, popularized by Old World Masters such as da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael, is a warm, earthy medium perfect for capturing emotive portraits that are more than a likeness. If you’re interested in learning the classic strategies that have created generations of exquisite, expressive art, this workshop is for you! The workshop will cover fundamental lessons on design, gesture, proportion, structure, anatomy, and form. Learn to quickly capture accurate shapes, convey the spirit of your sitter, and break-down the complicated classical approach into manageable stages. Plus, hear about the fascinating role of sanguine in art history.
Materials
This list will be shared upon registrations
“What makes my figure drawing unique is that I am more inspired by the Renaissance Italians rather than the French academics. In other words, gestures and movement are a big part of my approach. Freer and looser starts combined with accuracy and integrity of structures. I will be teaching people how to block in the basic shapes and structures of the figure from a model starting with quick gestures and moving to longer poses. We will practice how to start with the simplest interpretation of the big gesture lines and masses of the model and then move to capturing shape articulation and anatomy. I lean heavily into the anatomy of the figure. We will cover the osteology, myology and morphology during our longer pose set ups. Light effect and modeling will also play an important role.”
Meet charles
Charles Miano (b. 1977) is a fine art painter and an advocate for the atelier movement. As an educator and anatomist, he teaches art students of all levels, who are interested in improving their work through traditional principles. He is considered an ARC Associate Living MasterTM. His distinguished Atelier Apprenticeship program provides a proven method for artists to elevate their craft to a professional standard. He is the Founder and Director of the ARC ApprovedTM Miano Academy of Art located in Sarasota- Bradenton, Florida, a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of classical methods.