Hi All,

Last month Instructor Grigor Eftimov did a 3 hour demo in the Ala Prima style for the SORA students. Working from a live model, he began with a quick wash to lock in the drawing, before applying the thicker layers of paint, working his way from the darks to the lighter areas.

The result was a lively sketch which captured the personality of the model as well as the light gray atmosphere of the day light under the model stood.

Here are some pictures:

Grigor setting up for the demo

Beginning with a quick wash in raw umber

Grigor sticks with a few colors for the flesh to create harmony

Laying in the basic flesh color and midtones after the darks are established

Most of the midtones have been put in, just the higher tones left

Finished sketch from the 3 hour demo

Over the summer, recent SORA graduate Ben Rathbone exhibited in the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition. The TOAE is Canada’s largest outdoor art exhibition with over 500 artists participating and over 100,000 visitors each year. Rathbone received the “Best Student in Show” award.

Ben Rathbone’s “Portrait of Jerald Schwab” is on display at the Best of the TOAE 2009 exhibition. The exhibition runs until February 26, 2010 at the First Canadian Place Gallery, 100 King Street West, in Toronto.