FRIDA KAHLO ONLINE: Self Portraits and Symbolism

This class will be a chance to explore one of Frida’s favorite mediums of self-expression; the self-portrait, and is an amazing introduction to the perfect way of staying creative at home.

Students will be working from themselves in a mirror, OR if you have a handy portrait sitter in the house, you can work from them! We’ll be exploring personal symbolism so your tutor will send you a list of things to get ready for the class, all of which you can find around your home.

No other artist has taken such advantage of the medium of self-expression offered by the self-portrait, her paintings ooze personal suffering, triumph, love and tragedy through a simplicity and frankness often interwoven by complex symbolism. Through this class you will be given a brief overview of Frida’s incredible life, the techniques and styles she pioneered, followed by a series of specially designed exercises that will help you explore frida’s personal way of working, help you learn to express yourselves through painting, AND create a great self portrait!

Although it may sound simple, the self-portrait is an art in itself, and LDG tutor Luisa-Maria MacCormack @luisamariamfineart will be on hand to guide you through the most common pitfalls and mistakes as she will be drawing and painting along with you! Working in glorious colour in honour of Frida herself, this class will be a truly unique opportunity to take your drawing to a very personal place.

MATERIALS

We’re aware that not everyone will have the exact same materials at home during lockdown, so don’t worry if you haven’t got exactly these, and if you’re worried feel free to drop us an email and we can advise;

You’ll ned:

Some kind of paint/ink: ACRYLIC, GOUACHE, WATERCOLOUR OR INK

Some kind of pencils for drawing on top: PASTEL PENCILS, WATERCOLOUR PENCILS, DRAWING PENCILS

Brushes

Paper that will not warp too much when you paint on it

Some kind of plants/flowers to draw from, if you haven’t got any handy don’t worry, you can always just print some pictures out

A few objects that have personal meaning to you for the ‘SYMBOLISM’ part of the class – these can be absolutely anything that mean something to you, they could be something you have around your house, or something that you can print a photo of.

For example I might use;

A photograph of a loved one

A ring from my Grandfather

A paint palette

You don’t have to have more than one, and if there’s any confusion please do drop us an email and ask at [email protected]

OTHER INFORMATION

THE ZOOM LINK IS EMBEDDED IN YOUR CONFIRMATION TICKET –

WE WILL ALSO SEND TWO ZOOM LINKS ON THE DAY OF THE SESSION, you will simply need to click on the link, register, and get creating!

And that’s it! We’re really looking forward to you joining us.