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Introduction to Portrait Painting From Life

Presented by Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture at Yellow Barn Studio at Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo MD

Jul 06 - Aug 24, 2023

Introduction to Portrait Painting From Life

Portrait class demonstration.

My introduction to Portrait Painting From Life starts Thursday July 6 at the Yellow Barn Studios!

Learn the foundational skills needed to create a naturalistic portrait painting from a live model. The class will cover basic proportion, anatomical structure, grisaille, and limited palette color mixing. For beginning to intermediate students. Model fee extra. Students under 18 welcome but you and your parent/guardian must obtain instructor permission prior to enrollment. More info: mark@markgiaimo.com. Minimum age 16. 8 sessions.

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VIDEOS

  • Artist interview with Yellow Barn founder and director, Walt Bartman.

LOCATION

Yellow Barn Studio at Glen Echo Park

7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo, MD 20812

PARKING INFO

Glen Echo Park is located at 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo, MD, 20812 (this is the intersection of Goldsboro Rd and MacArthur Blvd).

From Northern Virginia, take Route 495 to the exit for the Clara Barton Parkway toward Washington, DC. Take the Exit for Glen Echo. Left at the stop sign on MacArthur Blvd. and left into Glen Echo Park. The Yellow Barn is next to the stone tower.

From Rockville, take 270 South to 495 south toward Northern Virginia. Take the exit for Glen Echo and the Clara Barton Parkway. Exit at Glen Echo and proceed to the stop sign on MacArthur Blvd. Take a left into Glen Echo Park.

From Silver Spring, take East West Highway to Bethesda, turn onto Old Georgetown Road then take a left on Wilson Lane. Follow Wilson Lane for a few miles to MacArthur Blvd. Turn Left onto MacArthur Blvd, then turn right into Glen Echo Park's free parking lot.

Using Public Transportation, take Montgomery County Ride-On bus #29 operating daily from the Friendship Heights metro station on the Red Line.

For further inquiries relating to directions or Glen Echo Park, please call the National Park Service at: 301-492-6229.

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