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Portraits in Trois Crayons Technique taught by Suzann Beck
November 9, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
IN PERSON
Trois Crayons, French for “three pencils,” is a drawing technique in sanguine, black, and white chalk popularized by Rubens, Watteau, and Boucher.
Students will learn to identify light and shadow values and render them with vibrant color harmony in this age-old sketch technique working from a portrait model.
Ages 14 and up.
Drawing experience suggested but not required.
Image: Peter Paul Rubens- Portrait of Isabella Brant (British Museum)
Supply list will be emailed to registrants.
Classes have a limited space available and some fill quickly. Decisions about whether to cancel a class or add another session are typically made one week prior to the start of a class. If a class you are interested in is full we will have a waiting list and will contact you if a space opens up. If a class is cancelled due to low enrollment (fewer than 4 registrations) all registrations will be promptly refunded.
Ticket Instruction: You must choose a quantity to activate “get tickets”. To pay for a class registration with a Wet Paint gift card, please call 651-698-6431
About the artist: Whether painting a commissioned portrait, a figurative piece, or a “portrait” of a single rose, Suzann has the unique ability to capture the essence and spirit of a subject and combine it with masterful likeness. Her inspiration and passion comes from the classical old masters, and she is particularly influenced by the Russian painters of the 19th century. Intrigued and motivated by the depth and craft of masterworks hundreds of years old, Suzann works diligently to understand the methods and disciplines of masters old and new.
Suzann Beck holds a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree from Moorhead State University, Moorhead MN, studied portraiture with Jeffery Hurinenko, St. Paul, MN and has been studying figure since 2017 with nationally-known draughtsman Michael Mentler, Dallas, Texas, who is viewed by many as a living embodiment of Leonardo DaVinci. Suzann serves as the Minnesota Ambassador for the Portrait Society of America, and teaches portrait painting and drawing classes in her Northeast Minneapolis studio as well as multiple area art centers in the Minneapolis area and St. Cloud, MN. https://suzannbeck.com
