Painting from Life Workshop with Max Ginsburg, Feb 5-9, 2018 at OSA

Feb 5 - Feb 9,  2017 Max Ginsburg

• Instructor painting demonstrations daily
• Ginsburg will critique each student’s work daily
• Painting from life each day
• Carefully observe form with respect to proportion, design, perspective, values and color to create a solid, realistic image of the model
• See the unique qualities of the situation we are painting
• Mixing cools and warms to create the forms we are observing

 Schedule

• Day 1: Head Studies
• Day 2: Figure Studies
• Day 3: Portrait
• Day 4 & 5: Two Day Figure Composition

Cost: $900 Call or email OSA to register: oregonsa@gmail.com 503-228-0706 

Since 1953, Max Ginsburg has exhibited extensively in public venues and galleries, won various awards, and his paintings are a part of many museums and private collections. In the years 1980–2004, Max was a prominent illustrator for major publications. Long admired as a teacher, Max taught from 1960–1982 at H.S. Art & Design, 1984-2000 at the School of Visual Arts, 2008–present at the Art Students League and has conducted many workshops around the U.S. and abroad. Oregon Society of Artists 2185 SW Park Place Portland, Oregon  97201503-228-0706 oregonsocietyofartists.com

Max Ginsburg Workshop at Oregon Society of Artists (April 26, 2017)

Max Ginsburg is teaching a 5-day alla prima painting workshop at 

Oregon Society of Artists

Two models were available for students today

Shorter poses (between 1 to 6 hours) encourages students to focus on broad masses 

and color relationships, leaving out detail.

Lunch 

Max gives a lunch-time lecture

"Paint what you see, not what you know"

Max will discuss multi-person composition tomorrow

Students are learning !--Thank you, Max

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Max Ginsburg has had a long and distinguished career as an illustrator in New York City. 

 He is a courageous artist who uses his talents to express important statements about society. He has been inspired by old masters such as Caravaggio, Goya, Kollwitz and Picasso.
He chooses to paint realistically because he believes realism is truth and truth is beauty.

We are honored to have Max here teaching at OSA
(and we hope we can convince him to return in the future).

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Max Ginsburg Demonstration and Lecture, Sunday, April 23, 1-4pm

Oregon Society of Artists present

An alla prima figure painting demonstration

And lecture by Max Ginsburg

Sunday, April 23, 2017

1-4pm at Oregon Society of Artists $50.00 per person*

PLEASE NOTE: Sign up ASAP, limited seating available!

Oregon Society of Artists is excited to have Max Ginsburg from the Art Student’s League of New York joining us for a demonstration and lecture.

Max Ginsburg will paint the figure from life in the alla prima tradition. He will describe his procedure, the observation of form and color and his sculptural painting technique while he is painting. You will be encouraged to ask questions.

After the painting demonstration there is more! Stay for a retrospective presentation on Mr. Ginsburg's lifetime of painting. (His book will be available for sale).

(*demonstration and lecture included in Workshop participant cost)

If you have not been able to register for the Max Ginsburg workshop, this one-time demonstration/lecture is a rare opportunity to learn from Max Ginsburg in a small and intimate class setting.

Max won The William Draper Grand prize in the portrait Society of America painting Competition in 2015.

Since 1953 Max Ginsburg has exhibited extensively in public venues and galleries and has won numerous awards. Long admired as a teacher, Max continues to teach at the Art Students League of New York as well as workshops in the U.S and abroad.

maxginsburg.com/

Register email: oregonsa@gmail.com (Put ‘Ginsburg’ in subject line)

Register phone (Call Nancy): 503-228-0706

Oregon Society of Artists, 2185 SW Park Place, Portland, Oregon 97205, 503-228-0706