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Using live nude and costumed models, on-site visits to draw from sculptures, and street life in Florence, students will study the anatomical and structural dynamics of the human figure. This course will emphasize the role of the human figure in both traditional and contemporary art. Materials used include pencil, charcoal, conte and wash drawing. Class meets 2 times per week, 3 hours per class. Students can arrange open studio hours during other times during the week, including evenings and weekends.
This class is intended to provide the student of figure drawing with the technical information necessary to draw the single human figure convincingly in various positions. This is an essential course for those who seek to understand the role of the figure in traditional and contemporary art. This course will utilize live models in class and on-site visits to draw from sculpture, street life, and the ongoing pageant of urban life that is Florence. Materials include pencil, charcoal, Conte crayon, and wash drawing. Students can arrange open studio hours during other times during the week, including evenings and weekends.The exercises are primarily designed to stimulate seeing the figure in its’ entirety and apply methods of measurement that allow the student to manipulate the visual information with knowledge and confidence.
In this regard, drawing from observation with the live model is stressed, but certain theoretical concerns such as classical symmetry, proportion and anatomical annotations are addressed as well. The class is conducted in a variety of media suitable to the character of the individual lesson.
Upon completion of the course the student should enjoy a firm grasp on the formal concerns of drawing the single human figure in its’ entirety. Realizing from observation a balanced and credible figure in a standing, seated and reclining position should be possible. As well, the student should be able to assemble constructs from memory that suggest the figure in the basic abstract relationships of its’ parts.
Drawing I & II.
The Figure Drawing class is instructed by Stephen Samerjan.
The painting and drawing studio, the "Limonaia", is a 600 sq. ft. studio with skylights, storage area, and direct access to the courtyard. Depending on the classes given it is configured with either large work tables or easels. Classes in drawing and painting are also held in the annex space on Via Santa Reparata. All studios at Santa Reparata are fully air conditioned and heated.
Students supply their own materials, that can be purchased at nearby art supply stores. Materials will include, charcoal, pastel, pencil, and some water media. before departing for Italy students will receive a list of required materials so that they can bring some with them if they wish. There is no lab fee for this course.
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