live model figure drawing

A one day workshop offering students at all skill levels an opportunity to practice drawing from a live model in an intimate, small-group setting

1 session

Feb 22

2:00 pm

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5:00 pm

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Description

This one day workshop will offer students at all skill levels an opportunity to practice drawing from a live model in an intimate, small-group setting. A range of materials in “dry” mediums will be provided so that students can explore drawing the figure in challenging ways. The instructor will provide ongoing guidance, support, and feedback – both for the group and for individuals – throughout the session. Class size is limited to 12 participants.

The model may be nude or clothed. Students will have the chance to explore a range of approaches to interpreting the figure and will learn fundamentals of proportion, line, and form through poses that increase in duration. Building understanding from each drawing, students will work towards completing a longer, more fully-realized figurative drawing.

Please note that there are three scheduled Figure Drawing sessions this season and students interested in participating in all will need to register for each session separately.

Instructor

Dan Castelaz

Dan Castelaz (he/him) is an experienced instructor who has taught students of all ages, primarily at international schools in Asia. His classes have introduced students to a wide range of art-making skills, including advanced drawing, clay, sculpture, painting, and printmaking.

Dan has a BFA in Drawing, an MFA in Painting from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and an MA in English from Michigan State University. His website showcases examples of his own artistic practice as well as examples of artwork he has collected over three decades.

Dan is currently working at the Brooklyn Museum as a teaching artist in the Museum on Wheels program, and is a teacher on its School Partnerships team, for which he plans and delivers art-making activities in various sites around Brooklyn and at the Museum itself.

@laoka_art_archive
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Contact Details

  • Powerhouse Arts, 3rd Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, USA
  • 718.522.1400
  • info@powerhousearts.org

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