Chris Saper
One-Day
Portrait Workshop
Sponsored by Portrait Artists of Arizona
Saturday January 28th, 2012
10 am-4 pm
Granite
Reef Senior Center, Room 7, Scottsdale, AZ
Map/Directions
Paint-along
with Chris Saper using the same color palette in oils and working from li
fe learning color mixing to achieve accurate skin tones and a likeness. Materials list will be provided prior
to workshop date.
“Creating a beautiful, compelling
original portrait is an attainable goal for every artist who wants to learn the craft. – Chris Saper “
Registration Fees:
PAOA Member $95 plus $10 model fee
Non-Member $110 plus $10 model fee
(Click here for fill-in emailable
form)
Registration Form
Payment may be made by check or
via PayPal (services charges will apply)
Biography
of Chris Saper
The time-honored tradition of original commissioned portrait painting in oil continues to engage and mystify art lovers as much today as it has since before the Renaissance. An Arizona-based
portrait painter, Chris provides an approachable, realistic method for aspiring to advanced artists to create traditional
and sensitive portraits.
"So many artists are intimidated by the idea of painting
the portrait, but all it really takes is a willingness to observe, learn, and accept the fact that every artistic accomplishment
- whether it be painting, writing,or playing a musical instrument requires practice", says Saper.
Since beginning her portrait practice more than twenty years ago, Chris Saper has completed
over 325 portraits for clients throughout the United States. Although she travels for sittings about eight times per year,
teaching continues to remain an important part of her artistic career. Saper's teaching philosophy is direct and straightforward.
"There is a great deal of logic involved in understanding how to paint a likeness and mix beautiful skin tones. Understanding
the "thinking" part of painting frees students to move beyond creating a painting that simply looks like the subject,
toward a painting that says something about the subject."
Author of North Light Books’ Painting Beautiful Skin Tones in Color and Light(2001), For Love or Money: a Business Handbook for Portrait Painters and Mostly Monochchrome (both available at the blurb.com
website). Saper has also been published in The Best of Portrait Painting, Artist’s Magazine, American Artist, International
Artist Magazine, Pastel Artist International, and the Pastel Journal. Her work is also included in North Light Books’
Strokes of Genius: The Best of Portrait Drawing, Strokes of Genius 2: The Best of Light and Shadow.
Saper’s first two instructional DVDs , Painting Oil Portraits in Warm Light & Capturing the Beauty
of Monochrome Oil Portraits were created in conjunction with artistsnetwork.tv , a division of North Light Books.
Chris Saper has studied with noted portraitists including William Whitaker, Daniel Greene, Bettina Steinke,
Burton Silverman, Harley Brown, Phil Beck, and Dan Gerhartz. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts and a Master’s
Degree in Health Care Administration.
In addition to Chris’s portrait commission schedule, she is an active public speaker/
painting demonstrator. She joined the Faculty of the Portrait Society of America in 2005 and teaches portraiture at the Scottsdale
Artist’s School and the Mountain Artists’ Guild in Prescott, AZ. Chris also writes a regular column for John Howard
Sanden’s World of Portrait Painting.
For questions regarding this workshop, feel free to contact Chris
via e-mail to chris@chrissaper.com.
Visit her website at: www.chrissaper.com
or contact
info@portraitartistsofarizona.org
Chris is a member of Portrait Artists of Arizona
