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Founder, Director and Principal Instructor George Anthony Morton will teach time-honored techniques and methods in the Classical-Realist tradition honed through the centuries culminating in the Renaissance and celebrated throughout the 19th century Beaux-Arts French Academies. Inaugural curriculum will focus on the building blocks to future great paintings: the ability to draw accurately by discerning value, shape and relative proportion. In true atelier style, the exceptionally small class size, (6 - 8 students) will allow each student to receive personalized instruction throughout tailored to their individual needs and abilities. Subscribe for updates to be first to receive class info and priority registration.
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Drawing the Figure and Portrait From Life
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George Anthony Morton
Suitable for intermediate and advanced students, and beginning students with some familiarity with drawing and studio practice. Each student works at his/her own pace - a beginning student may begin by completing a master copy or plaster cast to learn the necessary skills, while a more advanced student will be working strictly from the live model. All levels accommodated in the studio - George meets you where you are.
Medium: Graphite/Charcoal on Paper. Other mediums, including oil paint, with consent of instructor.
Drawing the Portrait & Figure From Life continues building on the techniques and methodologies explored through Bargue and Cast drawing. Drawing from life involves capturing not only the contour, proportion and form, but the gesture as well. Sometimes more felt than seen, the gesture can be described as the spark that animates the subject. The ability to impart that animating spark into one’s paintings is what distinguishes an artist. In classical realism, the artist is tasked with accurately portraying three dimensional figures in flat, two dimensional shapes, as faithful to nature as possible. A successful portrait or figure drawing is one where the subject integrates seamlessly and believably into the space around it. Students will learn using a myriad of techniques developed from the Renaissance and formalized in the Beaux-Arts Academies of the 19th century, including sight size and comparative measurement methods. The instructor will guide students from start to finish through class demos and easel to easel individual attention according to each student’s needs and abilities. The class size will be limited to 6-8 students in order to create a more intensive apprenticeship-like experience for all students.
8 Sessions / 6-8 Students
Thursdays 10:00 - 2:00
Cost: $625
- Online payment thru PayPal (no Paypal account required)
- Class is non-transferable, no exceptions
- Fee is non-refundable unless session is cancelled
- By registering you agree to Atelier Souths Terms and Conditions and Studio Rules
Students Say
"As someone who is pretty much obsessed with creating representational art, I had been told there really is no better way to train than to study from life. When George opened the doors of Atelier South, he granted access to centuries of classical knowledge as well as the chance to regularly study from life.
Whether it's sharpening the eye for slight angle shifts through Bargue drawing or carefully extracting the gesture of a live model, George encourages us to look deeper. His reassuring manner instructs while preserving hope; if we are passionate, persistent but also patient- anything is possible. It's a thought process that has already helped me in my work outside the classroom on a practical level but also on an ever-important inspirational level.
At times it feels to me like Atelier South's studio vacillates between artistic retreat, fostering a genuine and ardent art-loving community and a creative bootcamp, helping to push each of us to a new level of ability depending on the moment! It's a rare but oh-so rewarding weekly experience. - Jen"
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