Painting the Dynamic Portrait

Afraid of painting portraits, can't get a likeness, how do I get that skin tone? Beginner to advanced students will learn from Copley Society Master Artist Matt Miller as he covers how to compose, light, and paint a portrait from life from start to finish in a direct style of painting. Matt will cover "getting the likeness", layout, building form, geometry, value, color, edges, and beauty. Matt teaches in a solvent-free direct style and with demonstration and hands-on teaching will guide you to a greater understanding and mastery of the fine art of portrait painting.

Matt Miller Bio
Over the past two decades Matt Miller has returned from corporate life to representational art, his first passion. At an early age Matt was enthralled by the works of Rembrandt, van Rijn, and not surprisingly, during his development as an artist his most influential teachers and mentors were David A. Leffel and Sherrie McGraw. Under their tutelage, Matt has expanded his understanding of the logic and language of painting and human perception, and he uses this knowledge to explore the interrelationship of abstract concept, composition, and paint application, and how they drive the creation of representational fine art. Matt paints in a direct style with no underpainting or layering. This direct application of paint allows him to see and paint to the finished work throughout the development of any given painting. He prefers to paint from life, on board, with a limited but powerful palette. Matt has been juried into numerous national shows and exhibitions, is a Copley Master Artist, a co-founder and teacher at the online academy Epiphany Fine Art, and currently paints and teaches out of his studio in Norton, Massachusetts.

https://www.mattmillerfineart.com