Classes & Workshops

Portraits in Oil and Acrylic

  • Class starts on: Monday, March 17, 2025
  • Duration: 8 Weeks
  • Mondays | 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm
  • Location: Main Campus
  • Fee: $290

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Paint beautiful heirloom portraits working from your cherished photographs. Brushwork, composition, color, and lighting will be explored as you receive guidance and feedback from the instructor.
Prereqs: PD157, PD149 or similar exp.
Required Supplies

Painting surface 4-6 boards/canvas, "9 x12" or 11x14"
Portable easel-chair if needed
Palette- straight edge
Brushes: Flat, #6, Filbert #4, Bright #4, Round #2, Blender 2 inch
Paints: Recommended type-oil, Winsor Newton, or Grumbacher
Perm alba White, Ivory White, Ivory Black, Cobalt Blue, Ultramarine Blue,
Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Yellow Light, Cadmium Red Light, Burnt Sienna

Special Notes

Prereqs: PD157, PD149 or similar exp.

Instructor

Patti Shistle

A national award winning artist and graduate of Ringling School of Art and Design, Patti Shistle's still lifes, landscapes and commissioned portraits capture the profound character and essence of her subjects. Her paintings are collected internationally and are in numerous public and private collections.  Her awards include: The Catherine Lorillard Wolf Art Club, New York, Salon International, Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio, TX, Allied Artist of America New York, Oil Painters of America and Watson Guptill Publication Award, Academic Art Association.  Patricia continues her studies with modern masters and loves teaching as a form of learning. Her workshops have been presented to the Disney Imagineers, Longboat Key Center for the Arts, Northlight Gallery, Kennebunkport, MA, and many others.  Her work is represented by The Gallery in New Castle, Brunswick, GA.  She has been a Crealdé faculty member since 2020.