Let’s Breakdown the Portrait!
with Catherine Hafer
Class Description
This 3-day workshop is designed to teach you how to create a beautiful expressive portrait using a grisaille technique (one color plus white). The goal is to focus on structural form, understanding value and edges, plus drawing and observational skills which are the building blocks to a successful portrait. This method will enable you to capture the essence of your subject with depth and emotion, without the distraction of color. There will be Instructor demos and lots of one on one instruction and feedback. Students may bring good quality images or use provided references. The workshop will be taught in oil, but the same principles apply if you want to join using acrylic. Catherine D. Hafer
Catherine D. Hafer is an international, award-winning artist, currently based out of Westport, MA and Northumberland, PA.
She attended Elmira College, Antonelli Institute of Art and Photography, and completed her education at DuCret School of the Arts. Catherine teaches classes and workshops to share her knowledge with other aspiring artists. Known for her portraits of both people and animals, she describes her work as “Capturing Personality and Bringing Feeling to Life”. She also spends time in her studio producing a body of work for shows and exhibitions. Hafer’s work can be found in many private collections and museums and has been on the pages of Artist Magazine and International Artist Magazine. In 2023 and 2024, she put her portrait skills to work creating a mural for the Children’s Museum of Greater Fall River, depicting children of varying ethnicities engaging in the museum's activities. She is a member of The Portrait Society of America, Oil Painters of America, the National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, and holds signature status from the American Artist Professional League. She has received many awards and honors for her work, including the Grumbacher Gold Medallion for an Oil Painting of Exceptional Merit. More recently, Hafer won the Almenara Award for outstanding work at the American Artists Professional League’s Grand National Exhibition. Her winning piece traveled to Spain for the Almenara Art Prize Exhibition, November 2024, receiving an Honorable Mention. She has since been accepted to the Almenara Collection Artist in Residency Program and will travel to Spain for 4 weeks in 2026. Two of Hafer’s paintings have also been selected as Finalists in the 18th International ARC Salon 2025. |
Class Registration closes 48 hours prior to the first class as a courtesy to the instructor. Some classes have limited enrollment so please register soon so you don’t miss out.
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