Taking inspiration from the Eye to I: Self-Portraits from the National Portrait Gallery exhibition currently on view, this class, geared for beginners, will focus on basic gestural drawing and painting techniques to create captivating portraits. Artist Jimmy Peña will show you how to use both charcoal and acrylic paint to make your portraiture more expressive. Participants will produce both a portrait drawing and a painting from a live model. All supplies provided.

March 27: Jimmy Pena – Hand Drawn and Painted

April 10: Audrianna Rios – Using Watercolor

April 24: Clarissa Ortiz – The Art of the Selfie