Description
Amaya Gurpide
A Painterly Approach to Portrait Drawing
3 Day workshop
March 29 -31, 2018
10a – 5:30p
*SOLD OUT email info@alia-fineart.com to be placed on waitlist.
In this three day workshop we’ll explore portrait drawing through a linear and mass oriented approach. Beginning with an understanding of the structural scaffolding that supports the construction of the head and moving to an abstract comprehension of the visual experience. Primarily using graphite, we will discuss visual narrative, translating a particular mood of the sitter, and hierarchy of information.
This workshop will focus on one long pose and will be accompanied by daily demonstrations to illustrate every stage, guide the student though the process and to explain how to maximize the use of the materials.
Instructor Bio:
Amaya Gúrpide was born in Spain. She began formally studying art at the age of 16 in the School of Arts of Pamplona. In 1999, she moved to New York City to broaden her studies in figure painting and drawing at the Art Students League, the National Academy of Design and the Grand Central Academy, all of which awarded her various scholarships. After a decade in New York, Amaya returned to Spain in 2009 to concentrate on her painting and offer figure drawing, anatomy and painting classes from her private studio in Madrid.
In 2014 Amaya was invited to move back to the U.S. to take part in the creation of the U.S. branch of The Florence Academy of Art in Jersey City, where she currently has a studio and is a Principal Instructor. Amaya has also taught as an adjunct Professor at The New York Academy of Art.
Amaya’s work has exhibited internationally, and her drawings and paintings are in private collections throughout Europe and the U.S.
