Description
MARIO ROBINSON
PORTRAIT IN WATERCOLOR
3 Day Workshop
September 4 – 6, 2026
10:00 – 5:00pm
Tuition $550
Model Fee: $50
Portrait in Watercolor will focus on painting the portrait from a live model, who will maintain the same pose for the duration of the workshop. Students will execute a detailed drawing of the model and will learn how to employ a monochromatic block-in to properly identify the alums of the subject. The class will culminate with a full application of color, using thin glazes of color. The objective of the workshop is to demonstrate how a methodical approach increases the depth and sense of realism in watercolor paintings. The instructor will demonstrate each day and provide personal instruction throughout the day. If we have more than 10 students we will have two models pose to ensure every student has a good view, with a maximum of 15 students total.
About the Instructor:
Mario Andres Robinson was born in Altus, Oklahoma, where he resided with his family before relocating to New Jersey at the age of twelve. Robinson studied at the prestigious Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. In 2014, Robinson was chosen to be a Brand Ambassador for Winsor and Newton art materials. He is the author of Lessons in Realistic Watercolor, a comprehensive guide of the artist’s watercolor techniques.
The work of Mario Andres Robinson fits squarely within the tradition of American painting. Robinson’s finished works bear a close affinity to the masters of the realist tradition, Andrew Wyeth and Thomas Eakins. Containing few references to modern life, Robinson’s work has a timeless and universal quality, and exhibits a distinct turn-of-the-century stylistic aesthetic. The images he chooses, which refer to a bygone era where solitude and reflection were abundant, also provoke frequent allusions to the paintings of Winslow Homer and Edward Hopper. Mario Andres Robinson is an Exhibiting Artist Member (EAM) of The National Arts Club, an Artist Member of The Salmagundi Club and a Signature Member of The Pastel Society of America. His work has been featured several times in The Artist’s Magazine, The Pastel Journal, Watercolor Magic, American Art Collector, Fine Art Connoisseur and on the cover of American Artist magazine. In the February, 2006 issue of The Artist’s Magazine, Mario was selected as one of the top 20 realist artists under the age of 40.
Robinson is the author of Lessons in Realistic Watercolor (Monacelli Press), distributed by Penguin Random House.
