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Hi Julie, I'm really happy that you're doing this for artists in your area.
Debra is an old pro at this and immensely talented. She's said so many good things in her post.
One of the things you can also do is bring in books on Sargent, Lazlo, the great British portrait painters (the 4 Rs: Reynolds, Raeburn, Ramsey, Romney) ... and so many others of course... and show them the heights of what can be achieved by artists painting from life.
The other point you can make is that it is a huge privilege to be able to stare at somebody for hours. When do we get to do this in our lives if we're not artists? We look at our babies faces in our arms, our little children in their beds, our beloveds, and then we watch our parents faces in their deathbeds. Not on too many other occasions. Working from life exposes you to humanity in a different way than does working from photos exclusively.
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