Alex Tzavaras

Alex Tzavaras

FINE ART & TEACHING

@alex_tzavaras

Stages of a portrait in charcoal from the @dulwich

Stages of a portrait in charcoal from the @dulwichartgroup #charcoalportrait #drawingfromlife #charcoaldrawing #charcoalsketch

Stages of a portrait from the @dulwichartgroup #al

Stages of a portrait from the @dulwichartgroup #allaprimaportrait #paintingfromlife #portraitpainting #portraitstudy #oiloncanvas

Stages of charcoal portrait from yesterday at the

Stages of charcoal portrait from yesterday at the @dulwichartgroup #charcoaldrawing #charcoalportrait #charcoalpencil #charcoalpainting #charcoalsketch #drawingfromlife

Quick portrait study of a man with a beard from th

Quick portrait study of a man with a beard from the @dulwichartgroup I didn’t have much time, so I went straight in with colour, blocking in the larger shapes of the eyes and noise without doing any under drawing #allaprimaportrait #paintingfromlife #portraitpainting #portraitsketch

#sargentandfashion #tatebritain How often do you

#sargentandfashion #tatebritain
How often do you get to see the subject next to the painting? It was amazing to see how Sargent simplified the clothes. Jonathan Jones from the @guardian gave this show just 1 star because it was about fashion, so it wasn't deep and meaningful enough. Pretentious Art critics who don’t paint can do one!

Stages of a portrait using willow charcoal of @ber

Stages of a portrait using willow charcoal of @berenice.guzzo from Yesterday at the @dulwichartgroup #charcoalportrait #charcoalsketch #drawingfromlife #portraiture

Portrait of @liadancelife painted with a limited p

Portrait of @liadancelife painted with a limited palette of @mhpaints titanium white, cadmium lemon, alizarin crimson and ultramarine blue #allaprima #portraitpainting #femaleportrait #limitedpalette #oiloncanvas

Tangerines are probably the most orange thing in t

Tangerines are probably the most orange thing in the universe? #stilllife #oilpaintingfromlife #oilpaintings #oilpaintingoncanvas

#allaprima #portraitpainting #boldbrush #brushstro

#allaprima #portraitpainting #boldbrush #brushstrokes

Trying out a very colourful limited palette of Tit

Trying out a very colourful limited palette of Titanium White, Cadmium Lemon, Alizarin Crimson and Ultramarine #colourpalette #oiloncanvas #allaprimapainting #portraitpaintingfromlife #portraitstudy

#charcoalportrait #portraitdrawing #sketchbook #ch

#charcoalportrait #portraitdrawing #sketchbook #charcoalsketch #charcoaldrawing #portraitartist

My latest YouTube video premieres today @ 12:00pm

My latest YouTube video premieres today @ 12:00pm GMT #portraitpaintingfromlife #artvideo #artprocess #howtopaint #oilpainting #representationalart #paintingtutorial

Portrait from yesterday at @stonestreetartgroup us

Portrait from yesterday at @stonestreetartgroup using willow charcoal on Fabriano Ingres paper #charcoalportrait #charcoaldrawing #charcoalpencil #charcoalsketch #portraitdrawing #portraitartist

A portrait of Hugh. Experimenting with a very colo

A portrait of Hugh. Experimenting with a very colourful limited palette of @mhpaints Cadmium Lemon, Alizarin Crimson, Ultramarine and Titanium white #allaprima #portraitpaintingfromlife #brushstrokes #boldbrush #oiloncanvas #portraitstudy #portraitartist #portraiture

Charcoal portrait of @theophizza from one of the r

Charcoal portrait of @theophizza from one of the reference photos on my Alla Prima portrait painting course, which is available on my Patreon Channel #charcoalportrait #charcoaldrawing #charcoalart #charcoalpencil #charcoalsketch #realistcdrawing #portraitdrawings #portraitartist

Second session on this one from the @dulwichartgro

Second session on this one from the @dulwichartgroup #allaprima #portraitpaintingfromlife #brushstrokes #boldbrush #femaleportrait #portraitpainting #portraitartist #oilpainting #oiloncanvas

The start of a charcoal I did of @pinksaraw from a

The start of a charcoal I did of @pinksaraw from a few years ago #charcoalportrait #charcoalsketch #charcoaldrawing #portraitdrawing #portraitartist #sketchbook

#ashdownforest #landscapepainting #pleinair #allap

#ashdownforest #landscapepainting #pleinair #allaprima #oilpainting #paintingoftheday #oiloncanvas #pleinairpainting #pleinairlandscape

Instagram post 17994657107178290

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Just finished filming this portrait of @theophizza

Just finished filming this portrait of @theophizza for my next YouTube video. I’ll post it in a few weeks after writing and editing. #portraitpaintingfromlife #allaprimapainting #oiloncanvas #brushstrokes #portraitartist