"Flapper," colored pencil, drawn from life

Upcoming classes–Winter/Spring '09-10

Two One-Day Drawing Clinics:
Still Life:  January 9, 9am – 4pm
Figure:  February 27, 9am – 4pm

Colored Pencil:
Fast, Loose, and Easy
Jan 16 – Feb 20...
Six Saturday mornings, 9am – Noon
relating form and space in still life to
your practice in figure and landscape

Colored Pencil Figure:
Drawing Life in Context I & II
Part I:  March 6 – April 10
Six Saturday mornings, 9 am – Noon
Part II:  April 24 – May 29
Six Saturday afternoons, 1 – 4 pm

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Colored Pencil Figure:
Drawing Life in Context II

Taught by Rebecca Olson
Enrich your figure studies with color

6 Saturday Afternoons, 1 to 4 pm
November 7 – December 19
(Skipping Nov 28)

(Part Two can be taken on its own,
or as a continuation of Part I.)

  Working from the model, express movement in multi-hued gestures. Practice toned warm/cool rendering of form in light and shadow, marvel at how many tints make up a complexion, or try out bold, arbitrary or expressive shades. To explore composition and context, models will pose in simple clothing, with backdrops and still life objects.
  We will talk about composition and color theory, play with Munsell’s 5-primary color wheel, and use examples from art history to explore ways the figure and background may relate, through mood, metaphor, or narrative. People of all skill levels can benefit from my approach to a livelier life drawing.

Fee: $170 (Associates $150) includes model fee.

The Drawing Studio
33 S. 6th Avenue
Tucson  AZ  85701
In downtown Tucson,
between Congress and Broadway
www.thedrawingstudio.org  
(520) 620-0947

Questions? email Rebecca:  raolson@flash.net     www.beccart.com

  Rebecca Olson coordinates Open Studios and Models at The Drawing Studio in Tucson, and teaches drawing classes and workshops.
  She has a BFA in Studio Art from the U of A, with graduate studies in artists’ books. She has also trained in digital arts at PCC, and won two ADDY awards (Gold and Silver) from Tucson Advertising Federation. She does graphic and web design, illustration, and portraits.