"Drawing the Figure" with Angela Cunningham
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August 10, 11, 12
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Instructor: Angela Cunningham
Skill Level: Beginner to Advanced Ages: 18+ Media: Graphite Fee: $450 (includes live model; students provide materials, click here for material list) 
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ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
In this 3-day intensive workshop, artist Angela Cunningham will teach students to draw the Figure from observation. Working in graphite, Angela will help students understand and practice the visual tools of "blocking-in." Spending time and focusing on "block-ins" is a traditional academic training method that allows one to fine tune foundational skills for high accuracy.
Over the course of the three-day workshop, each student will get a chance to organize a strategic method of thought and process to develop a clear approach to drawing. The first day, we will work with drawing from the Charles Bargue Drawing Course Figure Plates, a 2-dimensional reference, to introduce the approach and build the foundational skills required to approach a live model. During the next two days, we will apply these techniques while working from a live model, refining and internalizing the approach. Students will develop their comparative measuring and shape-seeing abilities along with patience, focus, accuracy, and observational detail.
Each student can expect to walk away with a good grasp of a systematical approach to drawing the figure and multiple practice drawings. Instructor, Angela Cunningham, will give demos throughout the workshop and will advise each student one on one. Beginner and experienced students are welcome!
In this 3-day intensive workshop, artist Angela Cunningham will teach students to draw the Figure from observation. Working in graphite, Angela will help students understand and practice the visual tools of "blocking-in." Spending time and focusing on "block-ins" is a traditional academic training method that allows one to fine tune foundational skills for high accuracy.
Over the course of the three-day workshop, each student will get a chance to organize a strategic method of thought and process to develop a clear approach to drawing. The first day, we will work with drawing from the Charles Bargue Drawing Course Figure Plates, a 2-dimensional reference, to introduce the approach and build the foundational skills required to approach a live model. During the next two days, we will apply these techniques while working from a live model, refining and internalizing the approach. Students will develop their comparative measuring and shape-seeing abilities along with patience, focus, accuracy, and observational detail.
Each student can expect to walk away with a good grasp of a systematical approach to drawing the figure and multiple practice drawings. Instructor, Angela Cunningham, will give demos throughout the workshop and will advise each student one on one. Beginner and experienced students are welcome!
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Angela Cunningham earned her BFA in Drawing and Painting with a minor in sculpture from Laguna College of Art and Design. After teaching in California at LCAD and Saddleback College from 2005-2007, Angela pursued her passion for the classical techniques of drawing and painting under the mentorship of Jacob Collins at the Grand Central Academy of Art in New York City. She graduated GCA in 2010. She now teaches privately at her own studio in Asheville, North Carolina. She also teaches workshops at various studios nationwide. Angela is a recipient of various awards including the Morris and Alma Schapiro Achievement Award, Art Renewal Center First Place Scholarship Award, and the Alfred Ross Achievement Award. Most recently, Angela earned "Best Fine Art" for her painting Yellow Rose at The Gallery at Flat Rock's annual Art in Bloom exhibition (pictured, left). |
“We have to teach our eyes to look at nature, and there are many of us who have never seen it and never will.”
- Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin
- Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin
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Changes: Workshop dates, times and prices are subject to change. If you are unable to attend a workshop due to a change made by CANVAS ArtSpace, we will issue you a full refund.
Workshop attendance: We do not provide refunds if you miss a workshop due to illness, emergencies or other events beyond our control. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer make-up sessions for workshops.
Cancellation: If you would like to cancel your enrollment in a workshop, CANVAS ArtSpace will provide you with a full refund minus a $10 registration fee up to one week prior to the start of the workshop. Within one week of the workshop, CANVAS ArtSpace will provide you with a full refund minus the $10 registration fee ONLY if CANVAS ArtSpace is able to fill your place in the class. If CANVAS ArtSpace is unable to fill the place in the workshop, the workshop will be non-refundable.
Changes: Workshop dates, times and prices are subject to change. If you are unable to attend a workshop due to a change made by CANVAS ArtSpace, we will issue you a full refund.