Painting from Photo Reference Workshop with Dawn Whitelaw

Dawn Whitelaw, oil on canvas

Portraits, Inc., and the Beverly McNeil Gallery will be offering this new workshop in Birmingham, AL, September 14-16, 2017:

PAINTING FROM PHOTO REFERENCE WORKSHOP LED BY ACCLAIMED ARTIST DAWN WHITELAW

Dawn Whitelaw is one of the artists in residence at On Track Studios in Franklin, Tennessee.  She is a founding member of the Cumberland Society of Painters and a charter member of the Chestnut Group.  Ms. Whitelaw is currently on the faculty of the Peninsula School of Art and the Portrait Society of America, where she holds the office of Vice Chairman.  In recent years, the Plein Air Convention and Expo featured her as an instructor in their conventions in Nevada and California and she was on the faculty of the first Plein Air South event.  She currently travels the country to conduct workshops in oil painting principles and drawing.  Dawn is an enthusiastic plein air painter, receiving 2nd place awards in the Door County Plein Air Festival in both 2014 and 2015.  Most recently, she has won awards in the Olmsted Plein Air Invitational, the Piedmont Plein Air Paint Out, and in Plein Air Richmond.

In 2012, 2013, and 2015, Plein Air Magazine included Whitelaw's work in feature articles.  The American Impressionist Society elected her to Master status in 2016.  She recently won both the Master's Award of Excellemce in teh AIS Small Works Showcase and the Fine Art Connoisseur Award of Excellence in the 2016 National AIS Juried Exhibition.  Whitelaw has a painting in the permanent collection of the Rahr-West Art Museum.

September 14 - 16, 2017
Birmingham, Alabama

Wednesday, 9/13      5:30 - 7 p.m.   Reception & Presentation
Thursday, 9/14     9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Friday, 9/15     9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Saturday, 9/16     9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Cost:  $450
A deposit of $150 will be required to secure a spot; final payment due by August 31, 2017.

Open to all artists

Cancellation policy:
Payments are refundable up to 30 days prior to the workshop.

For more information or to register, e-mail us.