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Felicia Forte – Painting the Eye in the Portrait (Recording) – Free!
Date recorded: Saturday, April 9, 2022 Level: All Medium: Open to any medium
Felicia Forte paints for the moment when she can feel the core likeness of her subject. Join Felicia, the 2018 Second Prize winner of the BP Portrait competition, as she shares step-by-step techniques for painting the eye in a portrait.
Felicia Forte attended the Art Students League of New York in 2006, moving next to San Francisco, Ca where she began her career as a private instructor of painting and a fine artist. She has worked full time as an artist since 2010, exhibiting in many shows nationally and internationally including The BP Portrait Award in 2015 and 2018 for which she was awarded second prize. She has been featured in podcasts and publications including The Huffington Post, Dazed Magazine, and numerous articles in Artists & Illustrators Magazine UK 2020-2022. Felicia is a highly sought after teacher having taught at museums, schools and privately all over the globe. In 2017 she was invited as resident and grant recipient to the “Redbull House of Art” project in Detroit, Michigan. She currently maintains a studio in San Francisco, CA. www.feliciaforte.com