Learning from Sargent: Live Zoom course; 22 and 29 Jan, and 5 Feb, 7pm - 9:30pm (GMT)

A special 3 part painting course, learning from and creating your own portraits in the manner and style of the great John Singer Sargent (1856 - 1925).

£120 - to purchase this live online course, click one of the lessons below

About this course

John Singer Sargent (1856 - 1925) is arguably the greatest portrait artist there has ever been. His paintings stem from a rich tradition of direct, observational oil painting and during this special and exciting new online course, Peter will both guide and demonstrate some of the methods and principles used by Sargent when painting the head-and-shoulders portrait.

During the 3 lessons, you will cover the following:

• Producing a master-copy of one of Sargent’s famous head-and-shoulder portraits

• How Sargent started his portrait paintings and exactly how we know his method

• The lessons Sargent took from the Master Artists and how he used it in his own work

• The importance of values and colour in Sargent’s work

• How to suggest expression and feeling in your brushwork

• Producing 2 new original paintings in the style and manner of Sargent, one of a gentleman and the other of an elegant lady (see images above).

What is included:

• 3 × 2.5 hour video lessons

• The ability to watch the lessons as many times as you need before Feb 2027.

• Detailed structured teaching notes that accompany each specific lesson.

• Excellent, high-quality reference images to work from.

• Suggested materials list.

By the end of this course, you will have created at least 3 different paintings, one master copy and two original portraits in the style and manner of Sargent. You are welcome to work from the provided images or ones of your own.

This workshop is suitable for artists working in oil paint.

How to join this class:

Click one of the lessons below to sign-up or sign-in. (You sign-up to this course by creating a username and password. These will be the details you enter each time you wish to watch one of the lessons. If you bought a course last year, please sign-in with the same details; you do not need to create a new account to purchase this new course).

Each of the lesson pages (below) include everything you need to take part in each lesson, including the 2.5 hour lesson video, the reference image Peter will be working from, materials list and the detailed accompanying class notes.

To buy this 3-lesson course, please click the first lesson below.