Leyendecker Painting Demonstration with Kris Finch

San Diego-based artist, Kris Finch, has created figurative representational oil paintings for the past twenty years. Kris’s artwork has been exhibited in galleries throughout the United States, appeared in the Wall Street Journal, and made a brief appearance on the television network The Learning Channel. Early in Kris’ career a teacher quickly realized his ability and recommended he also consider teaching. In 2009 Kris did just that, and ever since has been teaching students throughout Southern California.

One technique that Kris leverages is having his students practice master studies, attempting to recreate art masterpieces. An artist that Kris frequently uses as a reference in his classes is J.C. Leyendecker, as it helps students think about how composition, color, and pose push the boundaries of figurative representation in illustrative artwork.