Service Description

Working from a life model you will learn how to paint the likeness, presence, personality and mood in your portraits. Five Day Course: Monday - Friday 9:30 am - 4:30 pm Materials and a light lunch provided. PLEASE NOTE: All of our workshops require a minimum number of participants for them to run. Workshops may need to be canceled or postponed if numbers are not met. We fully understand the current financial climate and will be happy to discuss a payment plan for our 5-day workshops that will suit you. admin@morayartcentre.org In this course we will begin by considering composition, pose, proportions and shape, and how these elements within a portrait or figure painting combine to provide a basis and starting point from which to develop a painting. An interpretation of the sitter that incorporates likeness, presence, personality and mood. In support of this we will look at figure/portrait works by other artists and how their representations of the subject relate to something that is more than 'documentation'. We will learn the skills and techniques of oil painting and mediums, their versatility and forgiveness ( and sometimes limitations). You will be taught how to prepare grounds, how to evaluate colour, balance and temperature, tone and value and how they work together. We will work from a model and throughout the week as you progress and develop you will put into practice the skills that you have learned. Who is this course for? All levels welcome. Allan encourages all levels of ability to sign up. He is proficient in teaching beginners and skilled artists alike About Allan: Allan graduated from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design with a BA Hons in Fine Art followed by an MFA Art and Humanities. He is currently a final year PhD student researching visual strategies of the unseen. Please note that MAC follows government advice on covid regulations. We currently have no measures in place, but will ensure rooms are ventilated and hand sanitiser is available.

Our Cancellation Policy

Cancellation: Moray Art Centre (MAC) reserves the right to cancel courses if the circumstances dictate. If this occurs, you will be offered an alternative course or a full refund of your course fees. If MAC has to cancel any courses due to covid infection of the tutor (either during a course or immediately prior to a course/workshop) we will refund 100% of your fees. If you have to cancel less than six weeks before the start of the workshop/course/taster, please see refund structure below; Amount of cancellation charges: Weekend courses, Day Workshops and Taster Sessions Up to 6 weeks before 10% (90% of fees refunded) Up to 5 weeks before 30% (70% of fees refunded) Up to 4 weeks before 50% (50% of fees refunded) Up to 2 weeks before 80% (20% of fees refunded) Up to 1 week before 90% (10% of fees refunded) Less than 7 days before 100% (0% of fees refunded) If you have to cancel less than twelve weeks before the start of the course, please see refund structure below; Amount of cancellation charges: Summer School courses, 3-day courses, 4-day courses Up to 12 weeks before 10% (90% of fees refunded) Up to 8 weeks before 30% (70% of fees refunded) Up to 4 weeks before 50% (50% of fees refunded) Up to 2 weeks before 90% (10% of fees refunded) Less than 14 days before 100% (0% of fees refunded) Although we do not foresee any issues, for Summer School courses you may want to consider taking out holiday insurance in case we have to cancel your course or in case you are unable to attend due to a Covid infection.

Contact Details

• Moray Art Centre, Findhorn, Forres, UK

  01309692426

  admin@morayartcentre.org