Reddi-arts Figure Drawing Workshop (May/June 2010)

I will be teaching a figure drawing workshop at Reddi-arts in Jacksonville on May 22, 29 & June 5. If you live in town and are interested in participating, please feel free to contact Jim Colney at Reddi-arts for the specifics: jim@reddiarts.com

or call him at: 398-3161 X319

Figure Drawing Workshop

Featured Instructor:

Ed Hall MFA, University of Florida

Where:

Reddi-arts Art Supply Store, 1037 Hendricks Avenue, Jacksonville, Florida

When:

May 22, May 29 & June 5, 2010 - (3) three hour sessions over three weeks (all Saturdays - a morning class and an afternoon class will be held, whichever is preferable to you - contact the store for available time slots, but hurry, classes are limited to 5 students and they will fill).

Class Structure:

Week One:
-Skeletal relationships to the figure, structure & proportion, mass & variation of line

Week Two:
-Space and spacial relationships (negative space, picture plane, composition)

Week Three:
-Value, contrast, shadows, final analysis - rethinking the figure, creative/experimental images

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This workshop is primarily an investigation of figure drawing techniques and new ways of seeing. Along those lines we will be using a nude model. For centuries, artistis have utilized the unclothed model to better understand the human body and our physical relationship to the world around us. This requires a close examination of anatomical relationships, structural elements, form and movement - all difficult things to see with a clothed model. This workshop is for experienced artists.

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Cost:$225.00 per student - (includes modeling fee, but not materials)

Contact: Jim Colney at Reddi-arts Phone: (904) 396-9167

Materials:Bring materials for a typical figure drawing session. At the minimum have: charcoal (vine and compressed), kneaded & hard erasers, and a new, large pad of Canson Biggie Sketch 18" x 24". You will be using a lot of paper.