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The Portrait Society's 2006 Portrait Academies Artspace and the North Carolina Museum of History Raleigh, North Carolina with Dawn Whitelaw and Ed Jonas November 3-4, 2006  Attendees
of the 2006 Raleigh Portrait Academy kicked off the weekend with a
reception for the Tri-State Portrait Competition. The reception was
held at Artspace in conjunction with the First Friday Art Crawl and
hosted 300 people over the course of
the evening. State Ambassador, Luana Luconi Winner's studio was open.
Refreshments were served and awards were presented by Vice Chair,
Edward Jonas. The twelve works on display
were selected from a group of several hundred entries by Virginia,
North and South Carolina artists. First place was presented to
Following the reception, Dawn Whitelaw demonstrated in oils at the North Carolina Museum of History. Attendees were treated to an in-depth discussion of Dawn's philosophy and approach to the figure, as she painted North Carolina State Ambassador, Tom Edgerton. The Saturday workshop began bright and early, with an 8:30 check-in
at Artspace. Once again, guests were invited to Luana Winner's private
studio for refreshments before the event began. Four models posed
for the sold out event for attendees who were encouraged to work
in the medium of their choice. Dawn Whitelaw and Edward Jonas were
constantly moving through the space, offering suggestions and constructive
criticisms. Workshop instruction ended at 4pm, and, after packing
up their supplies, attendees were treated to portfolio critiques
with Whitelaw and Jonas. The critique session wrapped up after an
hour, and attendees and staff exchanged goodbyes and words of appreciation
for yet another wonderful Portrait Academy. |
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