Portrait Painting

Portrait Painting

PD-Class | This class is completed

600 St. Andrews Blvd Winter Park, FL 32792 United States

1A

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1/24/2018-3/15/2018

6:45 PM-9:45 PM EDT on Wed

$310.00

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Working directly from a live model, students establish proportions and bone structure, using either oils or acrylics. Students concentrate on drawing, value, and color to develop their paintings, with emphasis placed on achieving a likeness. Tuition includes model fees. Prerequisites: Intro to Oils, Fundamentals of Color, Portrait Drawing or similar experience.

  • Tuition includes model fees.
Sondag, Don

Known for his lush paintings that reveal his intimate knowledge of the land, water and architecture, Don Sondag grew up in Winter Park, and is active in the plein air community.  He has participated in the Winter Park Paint Out at the Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens every year since its 2009 inception, winning the Artists' Choice Award in 2016, given to the best body of work.  Sondag received his B.F.A. from Rhode Island School of Design.  He also has studied painting and portraiture at the National Academy of Design and Art Student League in New York City.  In addition to painting commissioned portraits and landscapes from his space in the McRae Art Studios, he teaches portraiture and painting at Crealdé School of Art, where he joined the faculty in 1990.  He also has taught at Seminole College, Walt Disney Imagineering and Walt Disney Feature Animation.  In addition to his portraits, landscapes and still lifes, Sondag is best known for his commissioned portraits of local community leaders.  Commissions include educational and business leaders for Rollins College including venerated children's television host Fred Rogers, the University of Central Florida, Tupperware Corp., Seminole State College, the Dr. P. Phillips Foundation and Massey Services, Inc.  His paintings have been featured on the posters for the Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival and Casa Feliz.