Format for Wednesday night class

Beloved Scribblers,

Here is the Format

for the Wednesday night class.

There are two doors into room 22 and the model stand will be against the wall in between them. There is space for a lower inner arc of benches and an upper outer arc of easels. You can either work DOWN, seated at a bench, with sketchbook, or pad of paper, or UP, standing at an easel and workin a larger format. BRING A DRAWING BOARD. Bring a sketchbook too and if it is really crowded you can sit somewhere behind those already installed.

Allow yourself 20 minutes before the starting time to find a place to park once you get here, carry in your supplies, find a vacant station, set up your stuff, tear off some of the paid for paper on rolls, and be ready to go.

You want to be ready and in place because at 6.30 pm sharp We are Drawing.

Did I mention, You need to bring a drawing board?

Benches and Easels are provided. You might have to bring yours into the room and you will have to put it away outside before you go.

Right at 6.30 our model takes some 15-second poses and we jump in, stretching our work-weary muscles and beginning our escape from Real World. We want FUN now. We represent GESTURES on our paper. We don't need any streaming details, right? Mark a broad swath based on eye-balling and describe the flow and rhythm you perceive.

45-second poses next allow you to make 3 marks. Use one to plant a background for your figure, and the other one to complement the figure and define further. (Figure/Ground stuff)

You are training your 'quick eye' to take an instant picture for you to refer to later.

2 and a half minute poses, allow more experimentation say, as do the 5, 10, and a 20 minute pose. These poses are DANGEROUS because now they give you time to THINK. Before you just saw and reacted.

We take a short break to look at the drawings made. Turn your station around and prop up any drawing. We gather in the front of the room and examine drawings with part curiosity and part analysis. We comment briefly. You get an idea for one last pose, 20 -25 minutes, depending on how much gabbing just took place.

We subtract from the ecosystem any contributions we just made. Put down some paper on the ground BEFORE you start to collect your dust, and wipe off your easel with a damp towel before you put it away outside. Treat the easel GENTLY so it will be usable for you next week. There are RECYCLE BINS for paper discarding .

THANK YOU for your support.