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Figure Drawing (2)
March 5 - 26
Friday Afternoons, 1 - 3:30 pm
The human figure is one of the most widely used subjects for art in history as well as in art today. From studying drawing with a live model you will develop the skills of how to accurately and rapidly render your subject as well as learning how to draw what you see not what you think you see. What you absorb in this course will strengthen your skills in all aspects of your artistic journey; hobbyist and or professional. This class is a level 2 in figure drawing so some experience in drawing from life is required. We will be focusing on longer poses to accommodate studies of the interplay of form, value, mass and line. Embrace your creative self and learn the skills to make it possible!
$195+gst
*supplies not included, max. 10 people
Call 403-258-3500 to register
Supply List
Here are the basics that we will need for the class. There are going to be some classes where we will experiment with different types of paper so everyone can purchase that on the day of the class. I would like everyone to play with drawing mediums. So create a tool box that has drawing items you may have already at home.
Supplies that you will definitely need are:
- Drawing board 18”x 24” or larger (a piece of foam core and bull clips will also work nicely for this)
- 18”x24” pad of paper that is not white (craft paper or manila paper)
- 1 pack of 5 vine charcoal (also known as willow)
- 2 compressed charcoal
- 2 white charcoal
- 2b or 4b woodless pencil
- 2- sharpie or Jiffy markers black, and any other color of a med value that you think is pretty (red, brown, orange) (chisel tip or thick tip no fine liners please)
- Ink of any color/s you think are pretty (no metallic please)
- Chinese bamboo brushes for ink
- 5 sheets of 18x24'ish black paper or paper that is very dark in value
- 5 sheets of 18x24'ish canson or ingres toned paper. Get some neutral colors and some fun colors that you like
Fun drawing items to experiment with that you may have already at home:
wax crayons
soft or chalk pastels
Pencils
Markers
pencil crayons
conte
Holly attended ACAD majoring in sculpture and painting. She has been instructing at Swinton’s since 2000 with a focus towards providing an enjoyable, positive and inventive learning environment. Holly concentrates on painting inspired by tradition. She also provides instruction in dance and pilates.
To see more of Holly's artwork visit her website: IndigoArts.
Artist's Statement
For as long as Holly can remember, she has been drawn to expressing herself visually, recreating images she glimpses of her world in her mind, translating them into something she can see with her heart and then transferring those perceptions into a visual medium. Starting with innocent doodling as a child, her work has matured into moody, captivating portraits of people and places. She has always seen her environment through a very visual lens, perceiving vignettes and cameos of perfect compositions all around her - just waiting to be captured on canvas.
Like many contemporary artists, she is fascinated by the play of light on her subjects and landscapes - the interplay of contrast and context, shadow and illumination. However, influenced by French neo-classical artists such as David, Ingrés and Delacroix, her study of sculpture as well as being a dancer, she treats modern subjects with a classical touch that celebrates the sensuality of the body and the land.
She is interested in not only capturing the moment but what it feels like to be in that moment, giving a definite immediacy and tangibility to her work. She wants to provide a visual escape for her viewer where they can be swept up and transported, however briefly, to another place and time. "I want to close in on that moment of connection where nothing else matters but being in that moment - that 'just breathe' moment. That's why I love to paint people, especially dancers and musicians because I'm really into trying to capture the physical essence of what it is to be alive and have that energy go through you...the intensity of living is what really inspires me, in life and in art."
Holly teaches art and is also a professional bellydancer and teacher as well as a pilates instructor, all of which inform her work and her artistic vision. She lives in Calgary, Alberta and has her work in a number of collections, both corporate and private, in Canada and England. She is available for commissions.
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