Xiang Zhang: Painting the Costumed FigureZhang is well known to his collectors as a figurative painter of western subjects such as horses and cowboys, but he is equally versed in painting portraits of women, children, damsels and dancers, as well as luscious still lifes. We filmed his demonstration of painting the costumed figure in a workshop we sponsored for Zhang, and the resulting painting is phenomenal. Filmed with three cameras: full length of painting, closeup of brushwork, and full

As with all our programs in the "In the Studio With

The one thing you have to keep in mind if you change the orientation of a figure

Aristides "Armature" of the rectangle

The camera can't catch the color effects at this time of day

you've never painted an urban scene before

it won’t look “rushed” or anything

How to go from the “inside” to the “outside” — what this means and how it can make a world of difference to your work

Ramon Kelley

Hedi Morans' loose

2: Massing in Dead Color

and often overlooked…

And at the same time