PAINTING IN OILS
Instructor - Chris Kling
Chris Kling earned her BFA in 1979 and since then has been recognized with awards for her landscapes and portraiture in exhibitions throughout the United States. Chris has received hundreds of commissions for oil portraits earning awards through the Portrait Society of America. Both her portraits and landscapes are in numerous private and corporate collections in the United States as well as in international collections. She also has enjoyed participating as an invited artist in Plein Air Events and Competitions for many years. Chris has been grateful to show her paintings in several National Juried Exhibitions with the American Impressionist Society, Oil Painters of America, and the National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society. And in 2021 she received the honor of the MartinArts Visual Artist. Additionally, you can find her teaching workshops in Oil Portraiture, Figurative, and Plein Air.
PAINTING LOVED ONES IN OILS
Join us for a 2-day workshop with Chris Kling! Bring your own 8 x 10 head & shoulders of your loved one and learn how to paint a special portrait of them! Working with the grid system you will learn to find a likeness, mix flesh tones, and bring them to life on your canvas! A grid on clear acrylic film for an 8x10 portrait will be provided. Love and support are liberally applied! For Intermediate and Advanced students. Painting experience with oil paint required.