Workshops

2-day Workshop
June 28th and 29th
9:30 am - 4:00 pm

Join award winning Allen Schmertzler on this 2-day workshop journey into a facial house of amusement, "Facial Recognition:  The Joy of Serious Caricature Drawing."  This is all about the love of drawing faces, and never seeing the face the same way again.

Lean into portraiture or lean out into caricature, discover a new way of thinking about facial recognition and how to capture the likeness statement you care to make about your subject in your drawings.

Allen Schmertzler is an award-winning political artist, author, and educator whose work captures the temper of our times with the satirical depth akin to Hogarth and Daumier.  Since 1997, Allen has exhibited widely, complementing his career as an educator that spans over four decades.

Read more about Schmertzler at  www.allenschmertzler-artist.com

Workshop size is limited.  

To register and to be enrolled, call the Astoria Art Loft at 503-325-4442.

Wednesdays 1: - 4: pm Class size may be limited.
Click "Classes" on this website for more informaion
or call the Art Loft 503-325-4442

Learn basic watercolor techniques: wet into wet, dry on wet, glazing, charging, brush uses, edges, and value patterns. 

Supplies are not included but are available through on-line art resources.  Fine Art Supplies, located below the Art Loft on Marine Drive is also a supply resource. 

Recommended supply list:

          PAPER   140 lb. cold press

          PIGMENTS:               Warm:                            Cool:

                                    Permanent red OR                Permanent alizarin crimson OR

                                    Quinacridone red OR             Quinacridone rose

                                    Cobalt blue OR                        Thalo blue (green)

                                    Thalo blue                                Prussian blue

                                    Ultramarine blue

                                    Cadmium yellow medium        Lemon yellow

                                    OR Aureloin yellow

            BRUSHES:       1" flat with aquarelle tip

                                       8" OR 10" or 12" round with point

                                       Rigger or liner

                                       Dagger or slant line    

            OTHER SUPPLIES ARTISTS USE:  Paper towels; spray bottle; white cloth towel, natural                       sponge, water container, and  brush soap

Call the Art Loft at 503-325-4442