Drawing and painting from classical sculpture addresses the fundamentals of line, shape, proportion, and three dimensional form. Beginning with pencil, eraser, and paper, students will carry their drawings to a highly resolved finish. Students will move on to cast painting after completing a series of cast drawings, having gained a great technical facility and a deeper understanding of the Classical tradition. Download Materials List

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Copying from the antique has always been the foundation of a classical sculptor's education. Beginners will start by copying casts of the features of Michelangelo’s David while advanced students approach more complicated casts from our collection. Students are encouraged to advance from the block-in at a slow, calm pace to gain a deeper understanding of classical form, structure, gesture and planes to ultimately arrive at fully rendered sculptures. Tools will either be made in class or after the first class you will discover which tools you may need to go purchase. If you already have prior experience, please bring your own tools.

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Figure Drawing and Painting • Sam Wisneski
Two Month Class • Saturdays • 12:30 – 4:30pm
Session 1: September/October, eight classes (32 hour pose), tuition: $340
Session 2: November/December, six classes (24 hour pose), tuition: $260
Session 3: January/February, eight classes (32 hour pose), tuition: $340
Session 4: March/April, nine classes (36 hour pose), tuition: $385
Session 5: May/June, eight classes (32 hour pose), tuition: $340
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Over a period of four sessions students will produce a focused study of the human form. One pose will be worked on for four classes, allowing students to strive for accuracy and nuance in their drawings, all the while establishing the major forms and volumes of the figure. Key issues that will be addressed in this class are block-in/proportions, creating a graceful gesture, basic figure construction, anatomical landmarks, and modeling 3D form in relation to light. Download Materials List

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Structure Drawing • Colleen Barry and Will St. John
Two Month Class • Saturdays • 12:30 – 4:30pm
Session 1: September/October, eight classes (32 hour pose), tuition: $340
Session 2: November/December, six classes (24 hour pose), tuition: $260
Session 3: January/February, eight classes (32 hour pose), tuition: $340
Session 4: March/April, nine classes (36 hour pose), tuition: $385
Session 5: May/June, eight classes (32 hour pose), tuition: $340
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With an emphasis on accurate observation, students will improve their understanding of the figure by incorporating the use of the skeleton, plaster casts (ecorche), and master drawings into their life studies. Each student will learn to complete a carefully rendered drawing from the live model, followed by a companion anatomical/structural drawing in the same pose. Instructors will dissect the pose from each position, illustrating anatomical landmarks, proportional systems, and structural conventions with the aid of masterworks from the Renaissance through Beaux-Arts. By developing their drawings alongside 2-D ecorches, students will develop a conceptual understanding of the body that may be applied to observational drawing as well as studies from memory and imagination.