Jen Starling Portrait Painting: Light & Form Workshop
Note: Refunds minus the credit card transaction fee are available up to four weeks before the beginning of the workshop. After that, the student must find a replacement and negotiate payment with the replacement. If you need to cancel, contact us. The team may be able to help find a replacement. Please see the LAA Cancellation and Refund Policy.
LAA Members: Use your member code during check-out for a discounted price. The member code can be found in your membership confirmation email and any LAA newsletter.
Portrait Painting: Light & Form
July 12-13, 2025 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Instructor: Jen Starling
LOUISVILLE ART CENTER
801 Grant Ave, Louisville, CO 80027
Member $110
Non-member $140
Model fee: $25
This workshop includes two full days of intensive instruction and practice painting a model from life. Students will watch Jen paint each morning, as she describes her process and decisions. She will cover how light defines form by teaching the importance of simplifying value shapes. In addition, she will cover proportions, edges, and an introduction to color temperature. Student’s will have the opportunity to practice painting the model each afternoon.
About Jen Starling
Jen focused seriously on ballet and modern dance throughout her childhood and adult life. She has a BA in Performance Art from the University of MD. Starling discovered painting at age 40, but no stranger to discipline, she has dedicated herself to a demanding studio practice, studying with master painters, showing her work, and teaching at the Art Student League of Denver, and she has numerous online courses available. In addition, she is passionate about providing affordable art education on Patreon with her partner artist Daniel Sprick. Finally, she has won awards from The Portrait Society of America, and Oil Painters of America.
Artoist Statement: My work makes a personal statement that is an amalgamation of my experiences, and a desire for deep connection with others, the natural world, and myself. It speaks to the search for meaning, peace, and spiritual connection that is inherently human. I aim to show a complexity of emotion in my subjects, including vulnerability. When people witness vulnerability in others, compassion ensues, and allows them to feel connected regardless of their differences. When viewing my work, I wish for there to be an exchange that validates the viewers humanity, and ignites self awareness. It is from this place of vulnerability that growth and healing are possible.
Some of JEN’S work
Materials list for Oil Portraits
- Palette-many options here from a sheet of glass to disposable pallet pad.
- Palette Knife. At least 3” long.
- Brushes-Variety of sizes made for oil painting sizes 2-6ish
- Canvas panel or canvas paper. I recommend Centurion universal primed canvas panels 8”x 10” (can order from Amazon). One for each day.
- Gamsol jar with coil (or basket) and lid
- Gamsol
- paper towels!!
- Oil paint colors (No Artist Loft brand!) Gamblin or Winton are good and affordable
- Titanium White
- Burnt Umber
- Ultra Marine Blue
- Cadmium Red medium
- Alizarin Crimson
- Yellow Ocher
- Ivory Black
- raw umber
Portrait Painting: Light & Form
July 12-13, 2025 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Instructor: Jen Starling
Member $110
Non-member $140
Model Fee: $25
LAA Members: To get the discounted price, use your member code during check-out. The Member Code can be found in your membership confirmation email and any LAA Newsletter.
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