Vandra Pentecost – Additional Spring 2012 Class Proposals 

Figure Drawing  7 Weeks - 3 hr sessions ( Currently teaching - keep Monday night class)
Beginning to advanced students will explore the contemporary viewpoints and aspects of figure drawing working from professional models, starting with short poses and continuing to extended poses. Fundamental elements including anatomy, line quality, tone, proportion and foreshortening will be explored. Handouts will be provided to help reinforce basic concepts. Traditional and contemporary approaches will be presented to help you develop your individual style. Students should bring their media of choice.

Human Anatomy Study – Intermediate/Advanced 5 weeks  2 – 3 hr sessions
Students will learn the underlying bone structure and surface muscles of the human form
drawing from the model. Anatomical names of major bones and muscles will be learned and a separate section studied each week - front, back & side-views. Students will map the model’s pose with skeletal and muscle overlays, reference handouts provided. Students should bring their media of choice.
Poses will start with 25 minutes going to 60 minutes.

Advanced Figure 5 -7 weeks - 3 hr sessions
Students will work with long poses 60 – 90 minutes. In depth study of the figure with emphasis on figure ground, color, composition and exploratory media usage to complete work to a fiinished piece. Students should bring, paint, pastels or media of choice.

Figure / Portrait Grisaille (B &W value studies) - Beginning/ Intermediate 6 weeks - 3 hr sessions
Students will learn the underlying bone structure and surface muscles to learn basic anatomical fundamentals. Traditional and contemporary approaches will be encouraged. Students will draw a male and female working in 3 week sessions and must bring their choice of media: drawing pencils, charcoal & white chalk white or gray paper.

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Figure / Portrait Painting - COLOR - Intermediate/Advanced 6 weeks - 3 hr sessions
Students will learn the underlying bone structure and surface muscles to learn basic anatomical fundamentals. Traditional and contemporary approaches will be encouraged. Students will paint a male and female working in 3 week sessions and must bring their choice of media: pastel, oils or acrylics and 18 x 24 paper or 16 x 20 canvas.