D. Greene's workshop - Randy
 

Hello everyone,

This is one of the paintings that I did at the Daniel Greene's summer workshop (I'll still try to finish the other one). The painting took two weeks of the morning sessions. The face, hat and background were done at the workshop. I had to finish off the decor for the model's (Randy) shirt at home.

It was my very first workshop, and I had gained so much from Mr. Greene's workshop. It was so very inspiring learning from him.

Mai :)


Here is the full painting:

It is oil on linen, size 24" x 20".

And here is the close-up:

Mai,

This is a beautiful painting. You did a great job on the warm/cool flesh tones. I like this very much! :thumbsup:

Sincerely,

Nice soft edges and what a great model!

Beautiful.

Great clothes!

Nice painting Mai, nice edges and great job on the interesting clothing.

Thanks!
 

Thanks Richard, Michele. Kimberly and Mike for the kind words!

Randy was a perfect model. I found his features, as well as his outfit, so intriguing that I chose him over the other two models for the morning session. I am glad you all like the clothing.

Sincerely,

Mai :)

Wow Mai, great job! What a interesting model too - so he actually wore the hat?

I am guessing you have a review of the workshop somewhere, I'll have to go find it.

Did you think it was hard to complete the painting after you left the workshop enviornment?

:thumbsup: Beth

Thank you Beth for the nice words.

And yes, he actually wore the hat :) During the last session there, I had to borrow his hat during break so that I could finish it off. I wanted to carry my painting as far as possible, so that I could ask Mr. Greene for advice on the finishing parts of the portrait, and it was well worth the effort, in my opinion.

For this portrait, I did not have to do much on the face after the workshop. Also, the hat and background were both done there. All I had to work on was the shirt, so I guess it was not that difficult.

Ah, I did not realize that I was supposed to write up a review of the workshop :D . Actually, there was a post about D. Greene workshop by Steven Sweeney that was very detailed. There is also another post by Chris Saper talking about D. Greene workshop somewhere in this Forum. I don't know if I can add much on to it. Mr. Greene workshop was very 'structured', and I like that a lot.

Thanks again for your compliments.

Sincerely,
Mai

Mai,

You are not required to give a writeup on the workshop. However, for those considering a workshop by a particular teacher, personal experience and reports are often found to be helpful and certainly interesting. Some students take photos of the teacher, the students and/or the artwork during the workshop. This always makes any report more interesting, especially if there are a number of Forum members who attended.

Mai

Steven,

You are so funny! Yes, we were all spoiled by Randy since he was such a perfect model. There were times that I went up close to look right into his eyes (which to me was very uncomfortable) so that I could get the details right, and he did not move an inch! I could swear that I had been painting his eyes for 15 minutes, and he did not even blink!

I should thank you for the detailed post that you wrote a while back about Mr. Greene's workshop. I learned a lot from your post and it had helped me a lot as to what to expect from his work shop. It was my very first workshop, and I was very 'green' about everything. I tried to familiarize myself with his way of paintings, colours etc. by watching his tapes and practising with his colour palette before arriving at the workshop. I am very glad that I did all this as preparation, as I really wanted to squeeze as much out of the workshop and learn as much from Mr. Greene as possible (and Mr. Greene is a man with very few words). Well, that was my goal!

Every day when I paint now, I make conscious effort to remind myself what I have learned from Mr. Greene. I agree with you about remembering and using what he has taught me. What he taught were the fundamentals, and I always believe that in order to succeed in anything you do, you must have a sound knowledge of all the fundamentals.

I am sure you are just being humble about not posting your work from DG's work shop. I (and everyone else on here I am sure) would love to see them!

Also, talking about posting, I realized after posted my work on here, that I have posted it under the 'seasoned professionals' section. I am not sure what happened, but I thought it said 'professionals' (and I consider myself as one :) ), so my apologies to all the seasoned professionals on this Forum!

And thanks Steven for the kind words about my effort at the work shop.

Sincerely,
Mai