Foundation of Drawing 8 classes
Dates All year round 8 day course *
Time 10am - 4pm Any Wednesday &/or Saturday
Skill Level - All Levels Beginners to Advanced
Materials - incudes professional drawing set and paper.
- you can complete this course in 4 weeks coming every Wed and Sat for 4 weeks in a row
- or complete over any 8 week period over the year
- You can give us all your dates in one go or just 2 dates at a time to suit your schedule
Foundations of Drawing offers an exciting introduction to both drawing and to East Coast Art Studio's philosophy to learning art. Through the close study and appreciation of drawing techniques of artists such as Michelangelo, Egon Schiele, Degas, Watteau, Käthe Kollwitz, Picasso, Giacometti and Marlene Dumas, we come to understand a hidden language. This language is the mystery of drawing, not academic drawing, but a line that can be harnessed to infuse an emotive reality in one’s work.
The study of drawing involves exploring line, weight, pressure, focus, depth and temperature. We emulate the surface qualities of excellent drawing from the breadth of art’s history. Foundations of Drawing starts you on this journey of discovery from the halls of art history: with practice this can lead you to your own personal style.
In the first of two full day sessions, students receive live demonstrations of technique and then do a study of a Bargue plates to understand how to break shape down to straight lines, they will then study a curved line approach to form and to learn how to create diffused value systems.
You will work from both plates and our selection of sculptures. In the next 2 sessions students undertake a study of a Degas and Ingres figurative drawing in both pencil and pitt pastel on special papers. In session 5,6 students practice a study of a John Singer Sargent portrait and a contemporary portrait. In the final 2 sessions students create their own drawings based upon the techniques they find most interesting and we also set a plan for your continued study both in the studio and at home.
Past students have found this course very rewarding and appreciated having an environment in which they learned quickly and in a relaxed way. This programme sets a great foundation for both home study and continued practice in the East Coast Art Studios
If you are mid to advanced level we will develop you in the areas you wish to improve and explore. You direct where you would like your teaching to go and the techniques or vision you would like to understand better. We have a large library of books and references to study from and you can develop your skills to a high level in the figure, portraiture, landscape and abstraction.
You can also undertake this course by booking our Weekly Classes and do 2 dates at a time each month costing only 140 euro. But if you wish to have a more immersive experience (and avail of the 40 euro discount) , we advise the intensive 8 day course over 4 to 6 weeks.
CONTINUING TO STUDY IN EAST COAST ART STUDIOS
When you complete this initial course we would advice to do the INTENSIVE COURSE and study drawing & painting and you also have the option of our
NIGHT CLASSES or the DAYTIME CLASSES studio classes Wednesdays & Saturdays. In these sessions, you can develop your practice throughout the year and focus on whatever subjects and techniques are of interest to you, either in contemporary or classical painting and drawing.
Contact Eoin on 0851347071 or by email if you have any questions.