This is the original Figure Drawing developed by Dan Riley over 8 years ago and has been a favorite in the Pacific Northwest ever since. The figure drawing workshop is characterized by copius handouts and intense personal guidance and critique. The focus of this workshop is to move your drawing skills to a new level. 

Drawing is a wonderful form of artistic expression in itself and is the very underpinning of fine art painting. This workshop will help you learn how to draw better than you ever thought you could.

 This workshop is suitable both for beginners and also for experienced artists that want a refresher to get them drawing again. We will be using nude models as the subject for developing strong drawing skills. The lessons learned, however, apply to drawing any subject of any kind.

 Those who attended previous workshops were surprised at how fun and easy drawing can be with the novel approach Dan has developed. For example, you develop basic drawing skills using an approach that combines left and right brain abilities. In addition will learn perspective without pain, complication or confusion. Most of all, you will thoroughly enjoy yourself in a fun and non-intimidating environment. We’ll have a range of skills among the students from absolute beginners to advanced level artists. So you will fit right in even if you’ve never attended a workshop like this before.

 Each half-day session has a lecture and at least 2 hours of hands-on exercises. In the work sessions we’ll draw from live models. But, of course, the fundamentals learned here apply to any subject matter.

 Cost: $200 for the whole 3 days, including model fees. We will work primarily with black and white media but all of the lessons apply to color painting in all media.

 Aspects covered:

Day 1: Getting things in the right place.  Letting each side of the brain do what it does best.
Day 2: Approaches to drawing figures: old school, gestures, mass and line.
Day 3: Light and Shadow. Easy perspective. Putting it all together.