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Portraits of Introspection  FREE Live Webinar

🗓️Wednesday, April 15th, 2026
🕕 4 PM New York Time

   
🎨 Join me for a FREE Live Session!

  

In this live session, I’ll show you how to approach painting the eyes, not as isolated details, but as part of the structure, expression, and overall presence of the portrait.

This is a demonstration, not a paint-along.

I’ll be working on a larger painting that includes multiple portraits, so you can see how the eyes are developed within a real piece, not as a standalone exercise.

In this session, you’ll see:

How to place and shape the eyes so they actually sit in the face

Why most painted eyes look flat or “stuck on”

How to suggest expression without overworking details

I won’t be completing a full portrait in this session.

 

The focus is to help you understand how to paint the eyes without overworking them, while still maintaining a connection with the viewer.

 

If you want to refine how you paint the eyes and better manage the more finicky parts of the process,

 

Register below to join LIVE

(Don't worry if you can't attend, you can still register and I'll send you the replay of the class)

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🗓️ Wednesday, April 15th
🕕 4 PM New York Time

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HI, I'M RACHEL!

I am an emerging artist with a love for emotion and its visual expression.

My painting journey started in childhood, being mentored by the late Charles Cassar right into my late teens.

My fascination with the human form remained a constant and manifested itself into painting portraits with a particular focus on the emotional state. In my personal work, I attempt to capture a specific facial gesture, with the aim of using the imagery to transfer a mood, a message, or even a feeling.

I spend most of my time in my home studio, painting portrait commissions and expanding my personal body of work, exploring how human expression can be received and interpreted, versus how the subject intends to communicate its emotion.

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In this workshop, we will go through:

✔️ Colour Theory

✔️ Colour Mixing Techniques

✔️ Palette Preparation for painting skin

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Prepare for this webinar:

This session will be approximately 1.5 to 2 hours long and will focus on building a strong foundation before painting begins. Rather than completing a full portrait, we’ll concentrate on understanding placement, proportions, and composition.

You’ll learn how to place facial features accurately without over-measuring, avoid common proportion mistakes, and understand how composition shapes the entire portrait from the start.

That said, this is not structured as a paint-along, though you’re absolutely welcome to paint along if you wish. If you do, you can just lightly sketch as we go.

All key information will be shared, and a replay will be sent afterwards, so you can revisit the material and apply it at your own pace.

You'll find the reference image and the supply list links in the buttons below!

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