Painting Workshop: Painting from Life

Explore the art of painting from life through the lens of one of the 20th century's most iconic artists. 

Led by artist Bríd Higgins Ní Chinnéide, this two-hour painting workshop draws inspiration from our exhibition, Picasso: From the Studio.

Discover Picasso’s bold approach to composition and form while developing your own interpretation of the human figure. Working from a live nude model, participants will explore a diverse range of painting techniques—experimenting with line, colour, proportion, and gesture to capture the essence of the human form.

The workshop will take place in the Education studio, where a professional model will pose in a series of short, medium-length and long poses.

About the artist: Bríd Higgins Ní Chinnéide,is figurative painter who has been working as a professional painter since 2016. She makes work for exhibitions as well doing privately commissioned portraits. Bríd also teaches workshops to adults and children.

Acknowledgements: 

The exhibition is organised by the National Gallery of Ireland in collaboration with the Musée national Picasso-Paris. 

Proudly supported by KPMG Ireland, Exhibition Partner.

The Gallery would like to thank the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport for their ongoing support.