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Portraiture is my greatest artistic passion and I am excited to share all that I have learned over the years of practice and work. This course is aimed at the serious art student looking to master portraiture. Any student with a good work ethic is welcome to join even if they have not taken a portraiture class beforehand. So often learning portraiture is over complicated and made more difficult than it needs to be. During the semester students will learn simple step by step methods that will enable them to consistently capture a good likeness. Over the year students will study facial anatomy and learn how to use their anatomical knowledge to accurately render expressive and lifelike portraits. We will be start the year creating small studies in charcoal and finish with a large painted portrait with a composition and subject of their choice. Students will be encouraged, though not required to submit their work to competitions.
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Samuel Walter received a Bachelor of Arts degree at Haverford College, and a M.M. and M.M.A. from the Yale School of Music. During his time at Yale University Samuel established himself in New Haven as a commissioned portrait and still-life artist. He has been awarded in numerous international and national competitions including the 2022 ARC International Salon competition, the 2022 Portrait Society of America’s International Portrait Competition and the 2021 Portrait Society of America’s Future Generation award. He has also been featured in the International Artist Magazine, The Art of The Portrait Magazine, and the American Art Collector Magazine. Samuel has received portrait commissions from presidents, professors and administration at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Swarthmore College, Haverford College, University of Pennsylvania, and Yale University. In his portraiture, Samuel tries to emphasize that all are created in the image of God.
Samuel is also a passionate teacher and has provided both art and music instruction for nearly a decade. Teaching art is a wonderful way to open students’ eyes to the beauty of God’s creation all around them: to notice beautiful colors, shapes, lighting and compositions. Art can be an act of worship in which we appreciate what God has created, and imitate Him, the great Artist and Creator.
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