Saturday, July 1, 2023 1 – 3 pm
Westcott Community Center
$25 or 2 punches
Just why does OFD start each session with 15 gestures? What is the point of these short poses? Join OFD president Scott Herrmann as he leads a fun, fast paced workshop dedicated to just how crucial gesture drawing is. If you’re new to drawing, just getting back into it, or if you just plain love gesture drawing, this workshop is for you!
Supplies: Bring paper and any drawing tools you like.
This is the 4th event in OFD’s series Today’s Studio Artists.
Register online using the form below
or
by mail or in person during any OFD session by printing and completing this form.
This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by CNY Arts.
Open Figure Drawing Inc. is presenting 10 community studio artists that will demonstrate their representational talents. Some artists will work digitally, others will work with traditional media. They will each have a two hour + presentation with examples of their work, a short demo, give insights to history, inspiration, hands on instruction, and tricks and tips. We will have one class each month throughout 2023.
Dan Shanahan
Watercolor Portraits
Saturday April 1, 2023
Everson Museum
James McCampbell
Monstrous Self-Portraits
Saturday May 6, 2023, 1 – 3:30
Westcott Community Center, 2nd floor
Laura Reeder
Drawing Figures = Figure Drawings
Saturday, June 3, 2023, 1 – 3 pm
Westcott Community Center
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Scott Herrmann
Gesture Drawing
Saturday, July 1, 2023, 1 – 3 pm
Westcott Community Center, 2nd floor
More workshops will be listed as details are finalized
This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by CNY Arts.
Saturday, May 6, 2023 1 – 3:30 pm
Westcott Community Center, 2nd Floor
$25 or 2 punches
You may know James from his OFD visits, this appearances in Wildflowers, Regional Market, Gear Factory, and SciFi conventions. In this workshop, James McCampbell will guide you through creating a self-portrait then a monstrous self-portrait.
Pencil, erasures, papers will be available for the class. Students need to supply their own favorite color mediums; watercolors, brushes, etc. You will need to bring mirrors, smart phones, or pictures to use as reference.
There are scholarships available to help anyone who would like to attend. Call 315-475-3400.
This is the 2nd event in OFD’s series Today’s Studio Artists.
This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by CNY Arts.
With Dan Shanahan
Saturday, April 1, 2023, 1 – 3 pm
Everson Museum, 401 Harrison St, Syracuse
$32 Everson Museum Member
$40 Non-member
scholarships
In this workshop, Dan Shanahan will guide you through the process of creating a portrait with watercolor, starting with laying out your image by drawing, and completing your work using watercolor to place lights and darks to carefully create depth.
You can find Dan Shanahan at Open Figure Drawing every week, using either watercolor or pastel.
Everson will provide the material needed for the class but asks that students supply their own brushes. Students are free to bring their own other watercolor material as well. See the list below for Dan’s suggested supplies.
Supplies:
Pencil & Eraser
Brushes:
• 1/2″ round mop type brush
• 2 brushes size ranging from 6 to 10 rounds
• 1 or 2 brushes size 2 – 3 rounds
Paints:
• burnt sienna
• cobalt blue
• perylene maroon
Container with open top to hold water
Absorbent rags
Board at least as large as your paper
Tape
Please use the paper supplied with the class.