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Portrait studies in oil paint

Portrait Painting in Oils

🗓 JULY 19-25, 2026

📍Wildacres Retreat in Little Switzerland, NC

🗒 Registration now open!

This class will be an in-depth study of the human portrait through the process of oil painting with a limited 4-color palette, known as the Zorn Palette. Working from a live model, photo references, and master copies, we will explore gesture, structure, proportions, and facial anatomy. We will learn how to manage hue and chroma and how to create a wide spectrum of colors using only titanium white, ivory black, cadmium red, and yellow ochre. We will also cover the basic handling of materials, brush management, and surface preparation. Foundational drawing knowledge and experience working with the human form at least through drawing will be helpful; however, the Zorn Palette is great for beginner painters. 

Cost of the class Includes model fees, room and board, 3 meals a day, & workshop tuition!