BACAA/Tobias Hall - Structured Approach to Figure Drawing on Toned Paper-2025

Structured Approach to Figure Drawing on Toned Paper
2 Spots Remaining

Dates: January 31, February, 1, 2, 3, 2025 (4) days
Hours Winter:
11: a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Lunch: 1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

Cost: $690

  • Course Summary:
    In this weekend workshop series, we will explore figure drawing by deepening our understanding of structure and anatomy.  The class will build from the ground up, working from the live model with strategies that will help us understand the dynamics of the body.  We will study key skeletal landmarks and see how they are organized in volumetric perspective via the active and passive rhythms of the body.  The movement curve will guide the proportion of our block in, unify the major masses of the body, and help us to anticipate formal pathways.  Ultimately, light will lead the way as we ground and reinforce our perceptual experience with a better conceptual realization of the figure in our drawings.
    Content breakdown:

    The Movement Curve - The dynamic energy of the body
    The Envelope & Block in - The perceptual foundation of our drawing
    Anatomical Landmarks, Volume and Perspective - Realizing the figure in three dimensions relative to our point of observation
    Planarity and Tone - The woven relationship of structure and light

 My goal for the course is for each student to strengthen their understanding of these ideas while exploring the figure drawing process.

Bio:
M. Tobias Hall (b. 1981) lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Tobias has an MFA in Painting from the New York Academy of Art (Class of 2017), and received his BA magna cum laude in Fine Arts (with a focus on Animation) from Arizona State University. He has taught drawing and painting as an instructor at the Ryder Studio (Santa Fe, NM), Studio Escalier (Paris & Argenton Chateau, France), and has taught online with several schools, including Studio Incamminati, the New Mexico Art League and the Teaching Studios of Art.

All tuition fees are nonrefundable and nontransferable
Registration form/Terms and conditions must be completed and agreed to, or signed prior and emailed prior to attendance

Cost: $690.00
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Foster City, CA 94404

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San Carlos, CA 94070

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BACAA/Paul Rosiak Plein Air Painting on the Beautiful Half Moon Bay Coast-2025

(2) Spots Remaining workshop nearly Full
Dates: April 11, 12, 13 2025

Hours: 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Lunch: 1:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.

In this workshop we will explore the exciting world of plein air painting on the beautiful Half Moon Bay coast. The course is designed for both experienced painters as well as those new to plein air painting.

In this three day workshop there will be a demonstration each day, followed by individual instruction in the field as you work on your own plein air paintings.

Plein air painting involves many challenges. Yet the complexity of information in nature combined with the variable conditions when painting outside creates a unique opportunity to respond with energy, distill what you see, and become more present and open to the unexpected beauty of nature and light.

Focusing on the beautiful Half Moon Bay coast, we will study sand, skies, and the structure and textures of water.

Throughout the three days, I will break down my process for how to approach a plein air painting, as well as how to problem-solve many of the practical and technical challenges often encountered in the field.

Through our plein air paintings, we will explore composition and design, drawing, value and form, edges, color, and texture in ways you can bring into any of your paintings.

COST: $630.00

All tuition fees are nonrefundable and nontransferable

Registration form/Terms and conditions must be completed and agreed to, or signed prior and emailed prior to attendance

Pay by Bank Bill Pay, Zelle®, Credit Card, or PayPal
We do not accept Personal Checks.
We do not accept cash.
Partial Payments are not accepted.
Pay by Zelle® at info@bacaa.org

All tuition is non-refundable and non-transferable. 

Please send packets to the BACAA BUSINESS ADDRESS:

969 G Edgewater Blvd
Foster City, CA 94404|
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BACAA STUDIO ADDRESS

345 Quarry Rd
San Carlos, CA 94070

Contact: info@bacaa.org
650-832-1544

BACAA/Darren Kingsley Still Life Painting Workshop - 2025

Still Life Painting
3 Spots Remaining workshop filling up
Date: April 25-28, 2025

Hours: 11:00 - 5:15
Lunch 1:30-2:15 p.m.

Overview
Still life is my absolute favorite way of teaching composition and color. It often involves very simple objects arranged in a way that creates incredible depth and color variety, usually more than you would ever find in a figure painting. We can explore ways of creating depth in paintings, creating harmonious color arrangements, and use of edges to create a beautiful painting.

We'll begin by doing a few arrangements of the objects you bring in to class to experiment with different ways of composing a painting to create the most depth and variety on a 2d surface.
As this is a fairly concise 4 day workshop we'll try to use objects that are somewhat small as I always try to do still life paintings at life size. Fruits and vegetables work well but anything that won't die or change shape too much can work well. (Flowers do not work for this. They’re too complex and they move constantly, that's a specialty for another class
Day 1.
Set up and composition studies. This can be done with charcoal or black and white paint. We are mostly looking for beautiful value arrangements here so something with a full range is necessary.
Day 2.
Block in grisaille and first color pass. We will start with fairly loose drawing to get out composition down and then begin adding color, looking for brightest lights, darkest shadows and big simple color spotting. Paint should remain somewhat thin here so we don't build up paint too early.
Day 3.
Refinement. Full color and full value. The goal with the second pass is to begin finding much subtler color and value patterns. Still moving around the entire painting but working more opaquely. Refinement of the drawing is always a priority and should be continued tod
Day 4.
Focus. Today we will focus in on the focal point and push that to a very high finish. We begin by rewetting the canvas with thinner colors and then pushing into smaller and smaller shapes, focusing as always on big form value and form color arrangements. The goal is too finish this passage we work on today at this point. It doesn't always get 100 percent there but we will be pushing for it.

Cost: $690

All tuition fees are nonrefundable and nontransferable
Registration form/Terms and conditions must be signed prior to attendance

Pay by Cashiers Check, Bank Bill Pay, Zelle®, Credit Card, or PayPal
We do not accept Personal Checks.
We do not accept cash.
Partial Payments are not accepted.
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Please send checks and packets to the BACAA BUSINESS ADDRESS:

969 G Edgewater Blvd
Foster City, CA 94404

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BACAA STUDIO ADDRESS
345 Quarry Rd
San Carlos, CA 94070

Contact: info@bacaa.org
650-832-1544

BACAA/Steve Forster Portrait Painting - 2025

Color Planes of the Head

Dates: September 25-28, 2025 (4)
Time: 11:00 am- 5:00 p.m.
Lunch: 1:30- 2:15 p.m.

Class Description:
This is a four-day workshop where we will explore the planar relationships of the head, using color from different light sources to communicate the three-dimensional qualities of the head in a unique way. By using light sources of different colors, we will be able to more effectively communicate and differentiate the front planes from side planes, down planes from up planes. The first day we'll do small studies in which we will sketch in the model's head in oil paint using Asaro's planes of the head as a guide, which will be lit in the exact same way as our model. The following three days we will work up a larger size portrait, using the experience of the small study as a launching off point.

This is a great workshop for anyone who has wondered about painting planes, as the extreme color and lighting situation will enable us to see planes clearly. Even if a highly saturated, colorful painting is not your goal this extreme lighting situation helps to ignore the details of the model's face in order to see broader color relationships and keep our block-ins simpler.



Daily Schedule:
Day 1-Color Study - Color Planes of the Head, Thinking Small, Studying the head without features, How Colored light illuminates planes.





Day 2-- Color Block-In - Getting started with a larger piece, painting, blocking in the color plains, using the compressed, rainbow, a discussion on the compressed rainbow and how it relates to a flesh palette matrix.





Day 3- Structural Drawing - The architectural structure of the face. Re- drawing on top of the planes, the balance between structure and simplified masses.







Day 4- Key Concepts - A discussion of Chroma, The Color of Light and Atmosphere, Aesthetic qualities of Directional Colored Light





Cost:$820.00

All tuition fees are nonrefundable and nontransferable

Registration form/Terms and conditions must be completed and agreed to, or signed prior and emailed prior to attendance

Pay by Cashiers Check, Bank Bill Pay, Zelle®, Credit Card, or PayPal
We do not accept Personal Checks.
We do not accept cash.
Partial Payments are not accepted.
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Pay now via PayPal or Credit Card

All tuition is non-refundable and non-transferable.
Please send checks and packets to the
BACAA BUSINESS ADDRESS:
969 G Edgewater Blvd
Foster City, CA 94404|

Cost:$790.00

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BACAA STUDIO ADDRESS
345 Quarry Rd
San Carlos, CA 94070

Contact: info@bacaa.org
650-832-1544

BACAA/Shane Wolf Figure Drawing 2025

Figure Drawing

Demo: October 2, 2025 (Evening)
Hours: 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Dates: October 3, 4, 5, 2025 (3)
Hours: 11:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Lunch: 1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

Course Description:
During this 3-day intensive workshop, Shane Wolf will demonstrate and teach his approach to drawing the nude with the traditional Trois Crayons technique (charcoal, sanguine, and chalk). Popularised by Peter Paul Rubens and widely used throughout Europe in the 18th century, the Trois Crayons technique allows for a vivid and efficient expression of the human figure.

Students of this workshop will do a lot of gestural drawing with the trois crayons, as well as have several long poses of 3 hours or more in order to develop greater depth of form with the technique.

In addition to the regular class days, Shane will also do a full demo from the live model, showing his step by step approach to creating a figure drawing. Students will be able to ask questions during the entire demo.


Demo Cost: $50

Workshop Cost:$890

All tuition fees are nonrefundable and nontransferable

Registration form/Terms and conditions must be completed and agreed to, or signed prior and emailed prior to attendance

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We do not accept Personal Checks.
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All tuition is non-refundable and non-transferable.

REGISTER

Please send checks and packets to the BACAA BUSINESS ADDRESS:
969 G Edgewater Blvd
Foster City, CA 94404|

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BACAA STUDIO ADDRESS
345 Quarry Rd
San Carlos, CA 94070

Contact: info@bacaa.org
650-832-1544

BACAA/Stephanie Deshpande Floral Painting Workshop

Floral Painting Workshop
A Few spots remaining join us for this wonderful floral workshop

Dates: October 23-26, 2025 (4 days)
Hours: 11:00 a.m. - 5:15 P.m.
Lunch: 1:30 P.M. - 2:15 p.m.

Course Description:

Stephanie Deshpande will lead a 4-day workshop focused on capturing the ephemeral beauty of garden roses in oil paint. Participants will develop the skills to portray roses, with a focus on the interplay of light and shadow. The workshop will cover composition, comparative measurement, values, edges, and color relationships in depth. Glazing techniques will also be discussed to enhance depth and luminosity in the paintings. Stephanie’s hybrid painting approach, combining both direct and indirect methods, will be demonstrated. All levels are welcome to join.

Cost:$790

All tuition fees are nonrefundable and nontransferable

Registration form/Terms and conditions must be completed and agreed to, or signed prior and emailed prior to attendance

Pay by Cashiers Check, Bank Bill Pay, Zelle®, Credit Card, or PayPal
We do not accept Personal Checks.
We do not accept cash.
Partial Payments are not accepted.
Pay by Zelle® at info@bacaa.org
Pay now via PayPal or Credit Card

All tuition is non-refundable and non-transferable.

Please send checks and packets to the BACAA BUSINESS ADDRESS:
969 G Edgewater Blvd
Foster City, CA 94404|

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BACAA STUDIO ADDRESS
345 Quarry Rd
San Carlos, CA 94070

Contact: info@bacaa.org
650-832-1544


BACAA/Daniel Maidman Life Drawing Workshop-2025

Life Drawing Workshop

Dates: December 5-8, 2025 (4)
Hours: 11:00 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Luch: 1:30 P.M. - 2:15 p.m.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This is a life drawing workshop. Maidman will provide demonstrations of his approaches to the 1-minute, 5-minute, and 40-plus-minute pose. This will include his best-known idiom of highly rendered figurative drawing on toned paper, as well as his use of fluid lines on white paper to draw very short poses.

Students attending the workshop will practice using the general principles and tools Maidman is demonstrating. There will be individual critique and instruction. On the final day of the workshop, short poses will be interspersed with longer poses. During this time students will be encouraged to apply the principles discussed to their own chosen media. Final rounds of critique and instruction will be focused on helping students develop along their unique creative paths, aided by the technical tools imparted by the workshop.

COST: $790.00

All tuition fees are nonrefundable and nontransferable

Registration form/Terms and conditions must be completed and agreed to, or signed prior and emailed prior to attendance

Pay by Cashiers Check, Bank Bill Pay, Zelle®, Credit Card, or PayPal
We do not accept Personal Checks.
We do not accept cash.
Partial Payments are not accepted.
Pay by Zelle® at info@bacaa.org
Pay now via PayPal or Credit Card

All tuition is non-refundable and non-transferable.

Please send checks and packets to the BACAA BUSINESS ADDRESS:
969 G Edgewater Blvd
Foster City, CA 94404|

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BACAA STUDIO ADDRESS
345 Quarry Rd
San Carlos, CA 94070

Contact: info@bacaa.org
650-832-1544

BACAA/Kamille Corry Figure Painting Master Workshop 2025

Figure Painting 5 Day Workshop
Next Workshop Fall 2025

Weekend Workshop
Thursday -monday

Hours: 11:00-5:00 p.m.
Lunch 1:30-2:15 p.m. 

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This 5 day workshop will focus on painting the nude figure from life.   

Starting with limited palette, and working up to a more extended color palette, students will be developing their painting by focusing on strong painting , building form with correct values, and honing their skills with naturalistic color application. Color sketching, anatomical principles, and composition will be discussed as we progress with our figure painting. Students will have the full 5 days to complete one painting.   .  

Kamille will be painting alongside the students and giving individual critiques daily.

Cost: $885.80
(Inclusive of model fees.)

All tuition fees are non-refundable and non-transferable

Registration form/Terms and conditions must be completed and agreed to, or signed prior and emailed prior to attendance

Pay by Zelle®, Cashiers Check, Bank Bill Pay, Credit Card, or PayPal
We do not accept Personal Checks.
We do not accept cash.
Partial Payments are not accepted.
Pay by Zelle® at info@bacaa.org

Please send checks and packets to the BACAA BUSINESS ADDRESS:

969 G Edgewater Blvd #106
Foster City, CA 94404  

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BACAA STUDIO ADDRESS
345 Quarry Rd
San Carlos, CA 94070

Contact: info@bacaa.org
650-832-1544

BACAA/Krista Schoening Floral Painting Workshop - 2025

Floral Painting workshop with fresh flowers

Spring
TBA
Hours 11:00 am-5:00 pm

Course Description:
Join artist Krista Schoening for a floral painting workshop at BACAA. What better way to spend a 4- day weekend painting flowers. This class will emphasize color and flower structure while painting from observation. Class time will be divided between a painting demonstration by the instructor and time for students to paint flowers using the techniques demonstrated by Schoening. Schoening will also give a lecture on the history of specific flowers, to familiarize students with the vast visual diversity and cultural reach of these beloved plants.

Bio:

Krista Schoening is a painter whose work explores the genre of still life, with a particular emphasis on flower painting. Her work explores the history of still life, using the past as a mirror through which we can better understand our present moment. She is currently teaching painting and drawing at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, where she is a Windgate Artist in Residence. She has exhibited internationally and in both commercial and public galleries, including the Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, the Susquehanna Art Museum, the Grand Rapids Art Museum, and the Henry Art Gallery. She holds an MFA in painting and drawing and an MA in art history, both from the University of Washington. You can see more of her work on her website: http://kristaschoening.com and can find her on Instagram at @kschoening.


Cost: $695.00

All tuition fees are nonrefundable and nontransferable

Registration form/Terms and conditions must be completed and agreed to, or signed prior and emailed prior to attendance

Pay by Cashiers Check, Bank Bill Pay, Zelle®, Credit Card, or PayPal
We do not accept Personal Checks.
We do not accept cash.
Partial Payments are not accepted.
Pay by Zelle® at info@bacaa.org

Pay now via PayPal or Credit Card

All tuition is non-refundable and non-transferable. 

Please send checks and packets to the BACAA BUSINESS ADDRESS:

969 G Edgewater Blvd
Foster City, CA 94404|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

BACAA STUDIO ADDRESS

345 Quarry Rd
San Carlos, CA 94070

Contact: info@bacaa.org
650-832-1544