SPEED PAINTING: THE QUICK PORTRAIT IN OILS WITH OSCAR JIN
DATE: TUESDAY 12th AUGUST 2025
TIME: 18:00 - 20:45
Join us this Summer for a workshop with Oscar Jin, where you will learn to capture the portrait at great speed using the fluid medium of oil paint.
Oscar will firstly demonstrate to all participants an efficient way to form the portrait through distinctions in value/tone and colour temperature, and explain how to identify ‘anchor points’ (focal facial features that position the portrait in proportion).
With this simple theoretical background, attendants will jump into creating several 10 and 20 minute portraits in oils, working from the life model from different perspectives.
This challenging excersise employs both analytical and intuitive modes of thought, simultaneously putting the painter into a wonderful state of mental flow apt for creativity. Through repetition, painting and scrubbing away, this exercise helps bypass the creative block of perfectionism and promotes a faster feedback loop, key to developing the craft.
Expect to take home an expressive, not ‘photorealistic’, portrait that captures some of the essence of the sitter with brave, flowing brushwork.
All levels are welcome.
All art materials are provided by Green & Stone.
