Painting Portraits in Acrylic and Oil
with
Lisa Ober

To be Rescheduled

Learn to see people in new ways and pick up useful techniques as Lisa Ober shares over 30 years of portrait painting experience.

​Artist Lisa Ober, PSA, IAPS/MC, will be teaching a fun hands-on workshop enthusiastically sharing her approach to painting portraits in acrylic or oil. Lisa will guide students through step-by-step instruction using her portrait technique, from the first sketch to the finished portrait using a photo reference (provided). Short demonstrations followed by plenty of class work time make this class rewarding and informative.

Lisa will discuss:
  • Achieving a likeness
  • Proportions for faces
  • Color selection and mixing
  • Getting the values right
  • Paint application techniques 
  • Adding depth and expression
  • The key to great eyes
  • Flattering the subject
  • Veering from your reference/Making artistic decisions

Lisa will include special instruction on painting eyes which are crucial to a believable and life-like portrait. She will also share additional tidbits of painting wisdom as students work through their respective portraits.

Acrylic and oil painters are welcome in this workshop. To avoid long drying times and allow enough time for completion of the under-painting, we will be using acrylics for day 1 and 2 of the workshop. Lisa will provide the acrylic paints unless you have your own.

The workshop will be limited to 15 artists so each student receives plenty of guidance and is able to get all questions answered. You will need to provide your own canvas (20 X 24) and easel. Tables are available if you prefer to work flat, but standing or table easels are preferred. This workshop is a three-day workshop and will include snacks and Diane’s (our host’s wife) famous healthy lunches on Saturday and Sunday.
NOTE: If you have taken a workshop from Lisa before, you may paint from your own reference providing you send it to Lisa prior to the class for approval. This is to make certain you have enough visual information in your photo to have a successful result. Please email your reference to Lisa at LisaAOber@gmail.com by April 10th.

Price for the workshop will be $375.

Bring your sense of humor, a willingness to try new things, a head full of questions, a passion for painting portraits, and be prepared to amaze yourself and others!
To learn more about Lisa and see more portraits, view her website www.lisaober.com or visit Lisa's gallery (OA Gallery) in Kirkwood, Missouri.
 
OA Gallery
101A West Argonne
Kirkwood, MO 63122
WHEN:  To be Rescheduled
Friday 1PM to 6PM (Arrive by 12 to set-up.)
Saturday 10PM to 5PM
Sunday   10PM to 5PM 

WHERE:   
Paint St Louis Studios 
1926 Allen Avenue 
St Louis, Missouri 64104
 
HOW MUCH: $375 includes snacks and lunch. Workshop fee is refundable, less $50, up to April 1st. After April 1st you may only obtain a refund if someone takes your place. Make sure you include your address, telephone number, and e-mail address. A supply list, a description of the workshop agenda and directions will be sent to you in early April.
You can pay online with PayPal or use your Credit Card. If you prefer to register by mail and pay by check use the form at the bottom of this page.
​Workshop Fee $375.00
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Lisa Ober, PSA, IAPS/MC, is a portrait and still life painter, workshop teacher, and owner of OA Gallery in St. Louis, MO. When not in her studio painting or busy at the gallery she travels as a workshop instructor, sharing the versatility, beauty, and immediacy of pastel painting. Her contagious enthusiasm for the pastel medium has made her a sought after teacher and mentor, and she considers it her mission to endear artists, collectors, and galleries to pastel. 
 
Ober’s work has appeared in numerous publications including The Pastel Journal, Southwest Art, and American Art Collector. She has enjoyed awards in competitions such as Pastel Journal’s Pastel 100, Bold Brush, and IAPS PastelWorld. Collectors have recognized Ober’s work for its clever content, exquisite realism, and detail. She enjoys making pastels "behave" the way she envisions as she endeavors to use the medium in fresh new ways. Ober is a signature member of Pastel Society of America and a Master Circle member of IAPS and is actively involved in the arts in the Midwest. 

How to Register by check: Painting Portraits in Acrylic and Oil