OPEN STUDIO - TUESDAY MORNINGS
Begins Tuesday, September 8, 2020. 9:30 a.m. til noon. 12 weeks - Sadleir House, dining hall, $204. Please contact me to see if there is space.
FALL EVENINGS
OPEN STUDIO EVENING SESSIONS
Begins Tuesday September 15, 6:30 p.m.. til 9 p.m., 8 weeks - Sadleir House, dining hall, $140. Registration is open. Please contact me to register, as previous session filled to capacity, with wait list.
DRAWING HANDS WORKSHOP
Location: Meta4 Gallery 164 Hunter Street West, Peterborough https://www.meta4gallery.ca/studio-schedule.html
Drawing hands are essential to any drawing of the figure, but we often find them difficult and intimidating to draw. We will take a step by step approach to drawing hands, covering proportion, anatomy, structure, gesture, shape and value (light and shadow). Students will draw their own hands.
Half-day - Saturday August 22, from 1:00 to 4:00 pm
Course fee: $60
DRAWING EYES WORKSHOP
Location: Meta4 Gallery 164 Hunter Street West, Peterborough https://www.meta4gallery.ca/studio-schedule.html
The eyes are essential to bring emotion and character to a portrait. We will discuss general anatomy of the eye; structure; relationship; proportion and value to render a realistic eye. Artists will be required to draw each other as reference.
Saturday September 26, 1:00 to 3:30 pm
Course fee: $65.
PORTRAIT DRAWING
Location: Meta4 Gallery 164 Hunter Street West, Peterborough https://www.meta4gallery.ca/studio-schedule.html
Using drawing media, we will explore and study light, shadow, shapes, value, edges, anatomical structure, mark-making as it relates to portrait drawing. We will work to improve our ability to see accurately and draw distinctive features to better achieve a likeness. We will study features and anatomy in depth for the first two weeks, as we draw each other. We will draw from a live model for weeks three and four. Demo provided and hand-outs.
October 15 to November 5
Duration: 4 weeks, Thursday afternoons 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm
Course fee: $195 plus hst (includes modeling fee)
EXPRESSIVE PORTRAITS
Location: Meta4 Gallery 164 Hunter Street West, Peterborough https://www.meta4gallery.ca/studio-schedule.html
Expressive Portraiture - Join us for this advanced workshop using expressive mark-making. We are not working photographically, but hoping to impart likeness and interesting artistic expression. We will use our understanding of drawing the portrait to draw with energy, emotion and expression. Artists will be required to draw each other the first week, and to work from a model for the second week. Pre-requisite Portrait Drawing course.
Duration: 2 weeks, November 12 & 19
Thursday afternoons from 1:00 to 3:30 pm
Course fee: $105.00 plus hst (includes modeling fee)
INTRO TO DRAWING
Location: Meta4 Gallery 164 Hunter Street West, Peterborough https://www.meta4gallery.ca/studio-schedule.html
For the complete beginner and those wishing to improve their drawing skills. Through exercises and demonstrations, we will explore line, light and shade, positive and negative space, volume, value, proportion, composition and mark-making. Using charcoal pencils, charcoal sticks, and conté, you’ll develop your drawing skills.
October 21 to November 11
Duration: 4 weeks, Wednesday mornings, 9:30 am to noon
Course fee: TBA
FALL CLASSES - TASS
Instructed classes upcoming at TASS for senior students. 6 weeks $100. Dates to be announced. Contact Andrew Bigg to register.
PRIVATE LIFEDRAWING OR PORTRAITURE CLASSES
Smaller group instructed life drawing, working from the live model, using a variety of long poses. An opportunity to refine our drawing skills. Please contact me for details. Available as individual or group.
RICE LAKE OUTDOOR SESSION
Tuesday July 21, 2020
Held at Zimart Rice Lake Gallery in Bailieboro, drawing from live model, outdoors. 6:00 p.m. til approximately 8:30 p.m., or when the light fades or bugs eat us. $20 per person per session. Rain dates will be announced if necessary. Social distancing in place. Bring your own supplies. Pre-registration is required to control numbers for our safety. Please email me at address below to register.
For more information or to register, please contact lifedrawing@hotmail.ca
Begins Tuesday, September 8, 2020. 9:30 a.m. til noon. 12 weeks - Sadleir House, dining hall, $204. Please contact me to see if there is space.
FALL EVENINGS
OPEN STUDIO EVENING SESSIONS
Begins Tuesday September 15, 6:30 p.m.. til 9 p.m., 8 weeks - Sadleir House, dining hall, $140. Registration is open. Please contact me to register, as previous session filled to capacity, with wait list.
DRAWING HANDS WORKSHOP
Location: Meta4 Gallery 164 Hunter Street West, Peterborough https://www.meta4gallery.ca/studio-schedule.html
Drawing hands are essential to any drawing of the figure, but we often find them difficult and intimidating to draw. We will take a step by step approach to drawing hands, covering proportion, anatomy, structure, gesture, shape and value (light and shadow). Students will draw their own hands.
Half-day - Saturday August 22, from 1:00 to 4:00 pm
Course fee: $60
DRAWING EYES WORKSHOP
Location: Meta4 Gallery 164 Hunter Street West, Peterborough https://www.meta4gallery.ca/studio-schedule.html
The eyes are essential to bring emotion and character to a portrait. We will discuss general anatomy of the eye; structure; relationship; proportion and value to render a realistic eye. Artists will be required to draw each other as reference.
Saturday September 26, 1:00 to 3:30 pm
Course fee: $65.
PORTRAIT DRAWING
Location: Meta4 Gallery 164 Hunter Street West, Peterborough https://www.meta4gallery.ca/studio-schedule.html
Using drawing media, we will explore and study light, shadow, shapes, value, edges, anatomical structure, mark-making as it relates to portrait drawing. We will work to improve our ability to see accurately and draw distinctive features to better achieve a likeness. We will study features and anatomy in depth for the first two weeks, as we draw each other. We will draw from a live model for weeks three and four. Demo provided and hand-outs.
October 15 to November 5
Duration: 4 weeks, Thursday afternoons 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm
Course fee: $195 plus hst (includes modeling fee)
EXPRESSIVE PORTRAITS
Location: Meta4 Gallery 164 Hunter Street West, Peterborough https://www.meta4gallery.ca/studio-schedule.html
Expressive Portraiture - Join us for this advanced workshop using expressive mark-making. We are not working photographically, but hoping to impart likeness and interesting artistic expression. We will use our understanding of drawing the portrait to draw with energy, emotion and expression. Artists will be required to draw each other the first week, and to work from a model for the second week. Pre-requisite Portrait Drawing course.
Duration: 2 weeks, November 12 & 19
Thursday afternoons from 1:00 to 3:30 pm
Course fee: $105.00 plus hst (includes modeling fee)
INTRO TO DRAWING
Location: Meta4 Gallery 164 Hunter Street West, Peterborough https://www.meta4gallery.ca/studio-schedule.html
For the complete beginner and those wishing to improve their drawing skills. Through exercises and demonstrations, we will explore line, light and shade, positive and negative space, volume, value, proportion, composition and mark-making. Using charcoal pencils, charcoal sticks, and conté, you’ll develop your drawing skills.
October 21 to November 11
Duration: 4 weeks, Wednesday mornings, 9:30 am to noon
Course fee: TBA
FALL CLASSES - TASS
Instructed classes upcoming at TASS for senior students. 6 weeks $100. Dates to be announced. Contact Andrew Bigg to register.
PRIVATE LIFEDRAWING OR PORTRAITURE CLASSES
Smaller group instructed life drawing, working from the live model, using a variety of long poses. An opportunity to refine our drawing skills. Please contact me for details. Available as individual or group.
RICE LAKE OUTDOOR SESSION
Tuesday July 21, 2020
Held at Zimart Rice Lake Gallery in Bailieboro, drawing from live model, outdoors. 6:00 p.m. til approximately 8:30 p.m., or when the light fades or bugs eat us. $20 per person per session. Rain dates will be announced if necessary. Social distancing in place. Bring your own supplies. Pre-registration is required to control numbers for our safety. Please email me at address below to register.
For more information or to register, please contact lifedrawing@hotmail.ca