Class Description:

Free Portrait Class on Zoom! Mike Russel will be teaching a free portrait class, sponsored by CulturallyArts.com! He’ll teach you how to draw realistic faces, using shading, shapes, and proportions. Just bring a few pieces of blank paper, some medium weight pencils, a sharpener, eraser, and a photocopied picture of someone you’d like to sketch. We’ll use that photo to measure our proportions and trace the shapes of our different values!

What should I bring?  If possible, bring a normal wood pencil (this is preferred over a mechanical pencil), a sharpener, an eraser, and 3-4 pieces of blank paper.  If you don’t have a pencil, bring markers or even a crayon!  Have a flat surface to draw upon.  Finally, bring a simple object to draw – a ball or fruit, such as an apple, orange, or grapes.

About Your Instructor:

Mike Russel is an Artist-in-Residence for Culturally.  Mike served for twenty years in the United States Air Force as an officer and pilot.  His experiences flying large cargo aircraft across the world continues to inspire his artistic work.  Mike’s artistic talents are largely self-taught, but he is grounded in the foundational skills used by the masters.  His sweeping landscapes and broad, colorful strokes are motivated by the Impressionists of the past.  Mike lives with his wife in his hometown of Colorado Springs, Colorado, where the majestic Pike’s Peak watches overhead.  Mike’s artwork can be viewed on CulturallyArts.com, or on his website: RusselMountainGallery.com.

The Zoom code will be emailed after you register. Check your inbox, promotions, and spam folders! If you have not received it, email us at culturallyoffice@gmail.com