This two-day workshop is a hands on course in alla prima painting. Alla Prima is Italian for “at first attempt”, and is an apt description and a good goal for a class which will have a different long pose every day. The class will begin with a painting demonstration by the instructor at the beginning of the day that lasts until lunch. Students will then work individually from the live model for the rest of the session and receive individualized critiques throughout the day. On the second day students will dive into the beginning of a second portrait. Examples will be brought into class for study and art materials will be covered a little. Emphasis on light and dark, drawing, and navigating color will be introduced. Students will need to bring 2 primed canvases or panels into class.

Teresa Oaxaca is an American born artist based currently in Washington D.C. She is a full time painter whose works can be seen in collections and galleries throughout the US and internationally. Her talent has been recognized and rewarded by museums and institutions such as the American Museum of the Cowboy, The former Corcoran Gallery of Art, The Art Renewal Center, The Elisabeth Greenshields Foundation, the Posey Foundation, and The Portrait Society of America and the Museu Europeu D’Art Modern in Barcelona.

Teresa Oaxaca graduated from Angel Academy of Art and did graduate work Florence Academy. she served an apprenticeship with Odd Nerdrum and trained with Robert Liberace, Paul Lucches and other noted artists.