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CORE PROGRAM
September-May
On site in Atelier
Enroll on Home page then book online
Pre-Teens ages 7-12
$165 Monthly Flat Rate
Sundays 2:15-4:15 PM
Teens ages 13 to 18
$225 Monthly Teen
Sundays 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Open enrollment. New students may join the atelier the first Sunday each month.
$100 Enrollment Fee ( All supplies included in this one time fee). Check or cash will be accepted the first day of class. Our atelier maintains a store where students can replenish their supplies in house.
Policy
Students pay a monthly flat rate due the first day each month. If students need to miss a class or classes the fee is not refundable. The atelier price includes yearly student exhibition in our atelier and gallery. All start up supplies for the drawing phase of instruction. Master instruction and special events that relate to our atelier program. Students work from the Charles Barque drawing program under the guidance of the instructor. Students work in the classical tradition to learn to draw the human head & figure, still life and from casts.
SUMMER WORKSHOPS
Adults and Mature Teens
$410 per week (Supplies included)
June 5-9, 2023
June 12-16, 2023
9:30 AM - 4:00 PM 45 minutes for lunch
Instructor: YEATS IHRIG
Yeats is a graduate of the Angel Academy of Art, Florence, Italy.
After four years in Italy he moved to France to continue his
studies at the American University of Paris and earned a BA in
Comparative Literature (with a minor in Fine Arts) three years later.
See more of Yeats’s art and read the entire bio at Yeats Ihrig Website.
June 5-9 Torso - Front of Trunk
Model modestly covered
This workshop will focus on a practical approach to drawing the torso from the front, including the chest, abdomen, hips, and shoulders. First, students will familiarize themselves with the skeleton and musculature of the trunk by copying simplified diagrams. Next, students will examine Old Master drawings to understand how they applied this basic anatomical knowledge to describe the masses of the human figure clearly and effectively. After learning these simplified forms, students will use them in their own drawings from observation. Study from a plaster cast will help students better understand the orientation of the forms of the torso in three-dimensional space and will introduce them to strategies for communicating believable, expressive poses. Finally, drawing from the live model will offer the students the opportunity to put these lessons into practice.
June 12-16 Torso - Back of Trunk
This second workshop will focus on a practical approach to drawing the torso from the back, including the neck, shoulders, and the upper and lower back. Students will again familiarize themselves with the skeleton and musculature of the back by copying simplified diagrams. Students will then examine Old Master drawings to understand how they applied this basic anatomical knowledge to describe the masses of the back clearly and effectively. This will be followed by drawing from observation, including plaster casts and the live model. Study from the cast will help students better understand the orientation of the forms of the back in three-dimensional space and will introduce them to strategies for communicating believable, expressive poses. Finally, life drawing will offer the students the opportunity to put these lessons into practice.
Students may enroll in one or both workshops. Students will receive a more detailed schedule of events one week prior to workshop.
Students will bring bag lunch from home. Water is provided.
Cancelation policy: $50 non-refundable within 10 days of workshop.

