“Painting the Portrait with Titian’s Glazing Technique” with Victor Wang

February 7-9, 2025
9:00 am − 4:00 pm

In this workshop, Victor Wang will demonstrate how to combine a grisaille study and color glazing to create a dynamic portrait that draws Titian to mind. 

Victor Wang grew up in Northern China and graduated BFA from
The Lu Xun Academy of FineArts, one of three top art institutes in China. After graduation he taught there for 4 1/2 years and was sent to The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a visiting scholar. He earned his MFA in Fontbonne University. He currently lives in St. Louis, where he teaches painting, drawing and graduate critique classes as a full professor at Fontbonne University. He has exhibited widely across the country and internationally and has won various awards for excellence, including awards for both painting and art instruction. His work has been shown nationally and internationally.

Registration is $500.00. Full payment due at time of registration. No refund after January 30th. Payment can be sent via check to our studio at:
4814 Washington Blvd, Suite 322, St. Louis, MO. 63108

OR you can use Zelle with our email: gacastudio.info@gmail.com
Email: gacastudio.info@gmail.com

Workshops take place in the GACA’s studio, located in the Pierce Arrow Building,
4814 Washington Blvd, Suite 322, St. Louis, MO. 63108

CLICK HERE to register for this workshop.

For more information about Victor Wang, visit his website at:
https://victorwang.net/

MATERIALS:

            *Paints

 Flake White or Flake White hue.
Cadmium yellow medium, Yellow Ochre
Cadmium Red light, Alizarin Crimson
Burnt Sienna (Winsor Newton), Burn Umber
Pthalo green
Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue
Ivory Black

            *Brushes:

(You should have 5 or more brushes)
2 Hog Brushes; #3, #6 and #10 (flat or filbert)
2 Sable Brushes/Synthetic; #4, #10(flat or filbert)
1 fan brush 1 ½” or flat wash brush

            *Others:

Turpenoid or Gamsol (no pure turpentine)
Neo-Megilp 
Palette Knife
Glass Palette 12" -16"
1 Shallow Tin (for solvent) 
1 Stretched canvas 18” x 22”
Rags