a Portrait Painting Workshop

with Rachel J Ingvad

When we look out into the world we trust what we see with our eyes and believe we know reality, yet when we start painting we discover that’s not what appears on the canvas!

This is a 3-day workshop where we explore perceiving, discovering and painting by creating a self portrait.  We will look at our face, find our archetypal proportions and transform  common  and personal misconceptions.  We will learn to turn to our neighbor to improve our sight, and through the work become more familiar with acrylic paints, colors, each other and most of all ourselves!

Where: Haganäs 3A ca 6 minutes by car outside of Järna Centrum

When: May 10-12 2025 (friday 16:00-18:30, Saturday & Sunday 10:00-16:00 with knytis lunch break, fikas will be provided)

Why: to practice courage, increase our capacity to see, deepen our self knowledge and, of course to co-create a more beautiful future our heart know is possible.

Cost: 2000 SEK plus materials or 2500 SEK and i will provide all your materials

What you need to bring:

For Painting:

1-4 pictures of yourself, finding several will just give you more choices… i often choose one that has good contrast….  get one that really shows your face, but also feels like you..  don’t trip too hard… even an mediocre photo can become a spectacular piece of art!

And wear cloths that aren’t precious or pack an apron, cause once acrylic dries it doesn’t come off!

Feel free to bring:  if you paint at home and want to use your own brushes feel free to bring them.

Materials if you shop for yourself

canvas:

Medium size canvas (ca. 30cmX30cm- 60cmX60cm)  rectangle or square or whatever size you want! I prefer the gallery style canvas that has a thick side, but whatever moves you works.

paints: we will be using acrylic paints only so bring what you have for a more comprehensive list see below.

brushes:

a small, medium and large, the large should be at least 2.54 cm but preferably larger.  I sometime buy a nice bigger brush at the hardware store (1 inch!)

Acrylic Paints: if its your first time using acrylics buy a primary colour starter kit prepackaged or put together one with at least a red, a yellow, a blue, a white and a dark purple (instead of black). Essentially several  different colors you like, but here are suggestions:

**titanium white,

titanium buff white ( off white)

*azo yellow

*dairylide yellow

naples yellow

gold (metallic)

cadmium orange

*pyrrol red

*cadmium red deep hue

quinacridone magenta

**dioxazine purple

*cobalt

*phthalo blue

phthalo green (blue shade)

medium gel or glaze (satin, matte or gloss)

*any variety of the primary colors, one cool and one warm..

**I use a lot of these in my work