IN CHARLOTTE!
Painting a Portrait Alla Prima
Instructor: Marc Chatov
Sat. Sept 27 - Mon. Sept. 29
9:30am-4:30pm
Fee: $400
Atlanta’s number one oil painting instructor
Day 1
9:30-1:00 – Demonstration and discussion. A monochromatic study, Marc develops the beginning
stages of a painting using add and take-away technique on a lightly tinted ground.
1:00-2:00 – Lunch
2:00-4:30 – Students paint. Materials needed are: canvas or gesso board with
a light wash of ultramarine blue and transparent red oxide, brushes #2, 4, 6 filberts, Linseed oil and Gamsol.
Day 2
9:30-1:00 – Demonstration and discussion. Marc continues on the same canvas developing
the shadows, background and middle tones using the full palette. (see materials list)
1:00-2:00 – Lunch
2:00-4:30 – Students paint
Day 3
9:30-1:00 – Students paint
1:00-2:00 – Lunch
2:00-4:30 – Students paint
Marc says; “Within my workshops I look to each individual to develop their skills, being open to guidance
and supportive to their fellow artist students. Teaching in itself is a learning experience and it brings me great joy
when I see an artist unfold their creativity on the canvas.”
Marc Chatov was born into a world filled with art, with his father and uncle both being artists. Marc has always been fascinated with design and color. At a very early age, Marc “impressed” his father by covering the entire house in crayon murals. Later, he was enthralled as he watched his father paint and was often a model for his paintings. Despite being on one side of the easel or the other, Marc didn’t begin to seriously consider making a career of art until he was 18. As a fine art major at Georgia State University, Marc studied drawing under the late James Sitton, who was acclaimed for his drawing and anatomy instruction. Marc speaks of his inspiration from great masters such as Velazquez, Degas and John Singer Sargent. He also studied at the Art Students League in New York under Michael Burban and briefly with Nelson Shanks. From there he began a serious apprenticeship with his father and uncle and started taking on portrait commissions. Some time later, Marc studied with well-known landscape artist Albert Handell and formed a lasting friendship. Studying with Albert, he discovered a love for painting landscapes.
Impressed with his work, Portrait South immediately signed Marc and has represented him since 1987. He has painted many notable portraits throughout the US and Mexico. Money Magazine featured him as one of the top eight portrait artists in the country. “In my portraiture, it has to be a good painting, not just a likeness.” Marc has received the Governor’s Artist of Excellence Award and his works can be found in museums and galleries around the country as well many private and corporate collections.
Supply list
Paints:
Titanium White
Cadmium yellow light
Cadmium yellow deep
Yellow Ocher
Cadmium red light
Cadmium barium red deep
Thio violet or Alizarin crimson
Quinacridone rose Cerulean blue or Severs blue
Viridian
Ultramarine blue deep
Transparent red oxide
The paints are in the order that they should be placed on your palette.
In general I suggest using Rembrandt oil paints. Grumbacher makes the Thio violet. I also prefer Grumbacher’s Cadmium barium red deep.
Mediums:
ONLY odorless mineral spirits - Gamblin’s Gamsol.
Linseed oil.
Easel: You are responsible for your own easel. It should be portable and compact.
Canvas or primed panels: 14 X 18 minimum, 24 X 30 maximum
Brushes: Filbert long bristle #’s 2, 4, 6, 8 & 10 (Suggestion: Silverstone)
Knives: Painting and palette.
Palette: NO PAPER PALETTES PLEASE. A good piece of Masonite Board primed with polyurethane is sufficient.
Metal Mixing cups
Trash bags
Paper towels
Portable easel
Taboret or TV dinner tray
Visor or cap
Suggested Reading:
The Art Spirit by Robert Henri
The Artist Way by Julia Cameron
Required Reading:
Constructive Anatomy by George Bridgeman
