COURSE/WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

Join us for a one‑day portrait workshop suitable for all levels. Working from two live models, we’ll begin with short studies to understand facial structure, then move into longer exercises exploring mark‑making, colour, and a painterly approach. The session ends with a more developed portrait focusing on flesh tones. Charcoal and oil are encouraged, but any medium is welcome. MATERIALS PROVIDED: Life models WHAT TO BRING WITH YOU: Drawing Please bring an A3 drawing pad, soft pencils, willow charcoal, compressed charcoal/charcoal pencil, blending stick and a putty rubber. Painting Minimum colours: Titanium White, Cadmium Red, Yellow Ochre and Ivory Black. Optional colours: Cadmium Yellow, Lemon Yellow, Alizarin Crimson, Ultramarine Blue, Burnt Sienna. Brushes: 2 or 3 bristle brushes of varying size from 1/2 cm to up to 3cm wide Hogs hair brushes are best for oil painting but synthetic brushes can also work. ‘Filbert’ brushes are a good all rounder for painting but ‘round’ brushes optional. Cleaning: Low odour thi(for oil paints) *Please do not bring turpentine or white spirit as these produce a strong odour and can make people feel unwell. Please also ensure that the low odour thinner is for oil paints and not water soluble oils. -A small jar and something to wipe paint away (kitchen roll, rag, or wet wipes) -A palette knife is also useful to scrape offpaint from your palette -A rubbish bag for your used kitchen roll or wet wipes Canvas (minimumsize28x45cm) x2 This can be box canvas, canvas board or oil painting paper (Oil painting paper is recommended as it usually comes ready prepared and is simple and quick to use). ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Please bring lunch with you. Timings includes 30 minutes break for lunch. LOCATION: This workshop will take place in the Drawing Room situated on the ground floor with accessible access. TUTOR INFORMATION: Matt Waruszynski is an oil painter specialising in figurative work and portraits. He is interested in exploring how the body and face tell the story of our lives. Our body keeps the score of all of our traumas, joys, struggles and triumphs and he seeks to use painting and drawing as a way to understand and tell these stories. He also fascinated by the materiality of paint which he likes to apply paint thickly in an impasto style and sees his method as sculpting with paint. With a background in animation, he is drawn to fast, energetic marks to give a sense of life and movement in his work.