BACAA/Emily Hedge Discovering Life Drawing: The First Steps 2024
/Discovering Life Drawing: The First
Please note space is limited in our Cast Studio
Only 2 spots remaining
Spring 2024 April 9, 16, 23, 20 2024 (4) Classes
Next Class
May: 7, 14, 21, 28, 2024 Hours: 9:40 a.m. - 11:40 a.m. (2 hours)
Course Description:
This course is designed to prep brand-new students with the necessary understanding of basic materials, terminology, and techniques needed to fully participate in continued life drawing courses here at BACAA. This class is a recommended foundation for potential art students with an interest in life- drawing, but little to no experience studying classical drawing principals.
The projects we approach in this class remain simple, beginning with geometric objects and moving into more complex organic structures. The goal in mind being to familiarize students with the nuanced process of traditional life-drawing without getting overwhelmed by complicated subject matter. We will cover proper subject set up, how to create a “block-in” and how to render light’s effect on form. Students will be encouraged to thoroughly familiarize themselves with each step of the process before moving on, gradually moving into long-form drawings using familiar media; graphite on white paper. Every piece of the process is designed to reduce the initial intimidation surrounding these concepts and ready students with basic information to complete future courses and workshops at BACAA.
The introduction to the class begins with a set of four classes, focusing on properties of a sphere and moving into a simple still life drawing.
If students wish to continue, a second set of four classes will be offered with an overview of the torso and finally moving on to the head, using pieces from our cast collection.
Note: Intermediate or advanced students who are new to BACAA may be referred to a different course upon admission, please consult our staff before enrolling.
Emily Hedge Bio:
Whether in classical performance or visual art making sectors, Emily Hedge has spent the majority of her lifetime seeking and studying new ways to understand herself and humanity through an array of creative pursuits. After spending her former years as a dedicated contemporary ballet dancer, Emily’s focus shifted when she became engrossed in the process of life drawing after a powerful introduction to academic art-making practices at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Emily’s studies were guided by the likes of nationally and internationally renowned contemporary artists including Henry Yan, Tumutsu Takishima, Kevin Moore, and Craig Nelson. While in school, Emily’s work was repeatedly selected for juried exhibitions and now holds positions in various private collections spanning from New York to California. In addition to her artistic endeavors; Emily has successfully bridged her experience as a dancer with her connections in the academic studio-classroom environment to build a sought after art modeling carrier, further developing her understanding of the full spectrum of creative energies that regularly contribute to the broad world of fine art.
Personally, Emily likens the practice of life drawing and painting to that of a meditative exercise: a routine offering a unique combination of mental challenges and rewards that can be difficult to access elsewhere amid the rapid pace of modern life. When she is not attending to her craft, Emily is a full time mother to her young son. They reside in her hometown of Palo Alto, California.
COST:
Per Set : $425.00
Discovering Life Drawing Registration
All tuition fees are nonrefundable and nontransferable
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345 Quarry Rd
San Carlos, CA 94070
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