Miano Live Online – May & June Bundle

Charles is back from his workshop in Alaska, and he’s brought back a surprise for everyone: Inspiration! The snowy peaks and vast Boreal forests of the far north couldn’t be more different than the Academy’s tropical home in Florida, and for this online workshop, Charles will be pulling a figure straight from Alaskan history!  Join us in this class to paint an Alaskan Mountain man–the rugged men who traveled through the American Northwest and Canada on fur trapping expeditions.

You will practice the fundamentals of portraiture, as well as exploring the depth of texture and unique challenges in capturing this figure. You will study the delicate process of painting a beard, wrinkled skin, and thick fur garments. Join Charles Miano on an expressive exploration of character and costume in his unique classical approach to portrait drawing and painting portraits with historical clothing! Miano will highlight his special sprezzatura style which distinguishes his work as both studied and bold. You will learn how to use “Golden Age” palette mixtures for creating life-like portraits in oil in the grand manner of Rembrandt and the Old Masters.

With Miano’s sculptural and mass-oriented approach, you will realize your full potential of seeing. Miano’s method blends a perfect balance of an abstract, free approach with the traditional studio technique. Unleash your power of personal expression while maintaining the beauty and naturalness of realism.

This June, artists wanting to embrace a new medium can learn the Miano Method’s nuanced approach to drawing portraits in red chalk. The in-depth, comprehensive workshop breaks down the fundamentals from blocking in shapes to an explanation of edges and morphology. Students will learn classical methods passed down through history from the great Masters such as Michelangelo, Leonardo, and Raphael. Miano will be illuminating how the mark of an excellent portrait isn’t just a captured likeness, it’s about a captured feeling. Portraiture is an opportunity to represent the soul of a sitter, tell a piece of their story, and evoke powerful emotions.

If you’ve never worked in sanguine, prepare to be amazed. In this workshop, you will explore methods for using this unique and delicate medium to create portraits overflowing with warmth, depth, and a certain je ne sais quoi — a sense of character unmatched by most mediums. You will learn classic strategies that have created generations of exquisite, expressive portraits in sanguine. Work alongside Charles Miano in his signature medium, and watch as your portrait comes to life in soft red tones.

With Miano’s sculptural and mass-oriented approach, you will realize your full potential of seeing. Miano’s method blends a perfect balance of an abstract, free approach with the traditional studio technique. Unleash your power of personal expression while maintaining the beauty and naturalness of realism.