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Paint a 'Wild' Watercolor Portrait with Milena Guberinic

Museletter x Museum

Jun 28, 2024 — 2 min read

"Wild, unpredictable, chaotic, and messy." This is how Milena Guberinic describes watercolor painting and her own biography, which includes growing up amid civil war, losing her father at a young age, and currently managing chronic illness.

"Drawing and painting have always been my ways of processing my thoughts and feelings," she says. "The chaotic nature of watercolor, a medium that always keeps you on your toes, best allows me to express myself."

In this lesson (71 mins), Milena paints a watercolor portrait of Richard Castor Jeffery in profile view.

The tutorial showcases Milena's fluid, unpredictable use of color and her experimental approach to painting bearded faces.

Ready to paint with Milena? Let's get started!

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