Saturday-Sunday, March 28-29, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Cardboard portrait illustration of Sarah Jessica Parker, made by Brook Meinhardt for “Rolling Stone” magazine.
Make a cardboard portrait like this one for Clint Eastwood with artist and instructor Brook Meinhardt in a two-day workshop with cardboard (“Ordinary Material — Extraordinary Versatility”) as the medium in making portrait illustrations. The workshop will take place at Orcas Art Studios.
Brook says, “The wide world of corrugated cardboard will be our playground. If you are secretly jealous of kids doing all the fun art projects and wish to be that kid again – this workshop is for you!
“We will start with introduction of this fantastic ordinary material that is corrugated cardboard and you will never look at shipping boxes the same way again!
“Our main project will concentrate on creating dimensional portraits with some basic lessons on self-portraits and the proportions of the face along the way. Whether it’s a self portrait or a portrait of someone else (real or made up!) will be up to you. You will learn about cardboard’s versatility and basics of traditional portraiture. It’ll be the meeting of a little anatomy and a little structural engineering!
“Cardboard, xacto knives, glue guns, color pencils and oil pastels will be our primary tools. It will be fun for all ages and skill levels!”
Cost of the two-day workshop is $155. Registration may be made via email to info@orcasartstudios.com or visit the website for more info.
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