Stretch your figure drawing practice and deepen your connection with the history of figurative art in this ONLINE life drawing course.
Representing human forms has been a continuing element of western artistic process. Through the centuries, artists have employed a wide variety of materials and stylistic approaches. Try stepping into the shoes of artists' drawing practice in different eras, and challenge yourself in the process!
Periods under consideration include Renaissance, Baroque, Expressionism, early Modernism and more.
Classes will consist of online drawing practice, working on guided exercises with a model, supported by slide presentations on the history of figurative reprtesentation. Each week's online exercises will be a springboard to self-directed work, to be shared during the following class.
5 weeks: Tuition $220 + Model Fee: $55 = $275
TSA will deliver this course using ZOOM. Prior to the course session, you will receive an invitation for the session(s) via email. You'll need a laptop, desktop or tablet, internet connection with good bandwidth and headset (either wired or wireless). We recommend that you set up a free ZOOM account and be familiar with ZOOM prior to the class beginning. Here is a link to help you get started: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/200101697
Notes: Instructor Thomas Hendry, is a Toronto-based artist and has been an instructor at the Toronto School of Art since 1996. His drawings, shown in numerous exhibitions, use the means of traditional art to create contemporary images, images that address the beauty, mystery and complexity embodied in the human form. In addition to teaching at TSA, Thomas is an instructor at Sheridan College and has taught at The Haliburton School of Fine Arts, the AGO Gallery School, through the TDSB and OCAD Outreach Program.
Materials will be reviewed during the first class. For class # 1, please have available charcoal, newsprint, mixed media sketchbook, ink and a small brush, a chopstick or popsicle stick, and a couple of small cups.