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Jennifer Gennari is a classically trained figurative artist. She graduated from Ringling College of Art and Design in 2001, and later studied at the Water Street Atelier with Jacob Collins. Her paintings and drawings are in many private collections, and she has been featured in notable publications including Fine Art Connoisseur.
Jennifer's teaching approach combines classical techniques with personalized guidance, helping students at all levels develop their skills and artistic voice.
"My goal is to create a supportive environment where students can explore traditional methods while developing their own unique style and vision."
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Animal Portraits in Oil Workshop
Join artist, Jennifer Gennari for an immersive oil painting workshop focused on capturing the beauty, personality, and spirit of animals through traditional oil painting techniques.
Working from your own reference photographs, you’ll learn how to develop a painting from the initial drawing through the final details while building a strong foundation in composition, value, color, edges, and form. Throughout the workshop, Jennifer will demonstrate her traditional approach to oil painting, sharing the methods she uses to create luminous, lifelike animal portraits.
Students will receive individual instruction tailored to their skill level, with an emphasis on observation, brushwork, color mixing, and creating convincing fur, feathers, eyes, and other textures. Whether you’re painting a beloved pet or wildlife, you’ll gain practical techniques that can be applied to future work long after the workshop has ended.
Students should bring several high-quality reference photographs of the animal they wish to paint. Jennifer will help you select the strongest composition and guide you through the painting process step by step.
This workshop is ideal for artists with some drawing or painting experience who want to strengthen their understanding of traditional oil painting while creating a meaningful animal portrait in a supportive, inspiring environment.
Maximum students: 16.
*REFERENCE IMAGES
A few reference images you would like to work from. Preferably from an ipad. The higher the resolution, the better.
Jennifer uses www.unsplash.com to find free and beautiful references.
Things to look for :
Clear, high resolution
One strong light source
Balance in warm and cool temperatures ( an image where things arent overwhelmingly sepia. As an example)
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5 days Tuition from Jen Gennari
Wonderful, fresh lunches and snacks every day
Two evening meals, at least one will be home cooked!
VAT (20% UK Sales Tax)
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We offer payment plans. The first payment secures your place and is your deposit. The second is required 3 months later. The third, three months from then.
We split the payment into three equal amounts (£565.00 GBP).
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Our Workshop HQ address is:
Workshops in Yorkshire LTD. Craven Hall, Sackville Street, Skipton, BD23 2PB. -
Please click the following link. There’s lots of important information there.
If you still have a question, don’t hesitate to email us.
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To see terms and conditions, please click here.
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So, although you can pay via the website, they charge extra fees. Truth be told, there’s extra fees for all international payments, but if we call you and take payment over the phone, it’s only 4%.
If you are in the UK, you should do a bank transfer as there are no bank fees that way.
If you book through the website, we will need to ask you for a 5% bank fee payment.
