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Life Drawing by Rob B. Anderson

 

 

LIFE DRAWING
Introductory and Anatomy

Instructed by Charles Frymier

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Life Drawing is a ten-week sequential course providing guided instruction in drawing from the live human figure.  While designed to be an introductory course it is structured to serve a wide range of skill-sets on an individual basis.

Life Drawing is the backbone of understanding how to depict the world. The rhythms and energy of the body could not be more personal, timeless, or evocative as catalysts for art making. Skills developed in the practice of figure drawing are broadly applicable to many visual art practices.

In this class we will address the figure as something familiar. Students will be given exercises that will promote confidence in drawing the complicated human form. Skeletal and muscular models will be studied early in the course and referred to often throughout. Most of the class meetings will be spent drawing from the live nude model.

Emphasis will be placed on individual progress in a positive environment. This class is about rigorous learning. The instructor will give demonstrations and there may be occasional lectures. The main goal of this class is for the student to develop a clear understanding of basic human anatomy and proportions, as well as strategies for approaching life drawing techniques.

 

COST: $250 ($175 for students enrolled in high-school or college progarm*)

Tuition covers the complete ten-week course and all model fees. Materials and supplies are not provided.  Tuition is non-refundable except in the event of complete course cancellation.

*Students must provide valid student I.D. and current academic reference (current professor's name and contact info). Student admission at the discount rate is subject to verification.

LEVEL OF STUDY: This course is designed to match the needs of anyone wanting to explore life drawing. The instructor will address the limitations and advanced needs of each student on an individual basis. As with all Manifest coruses, his is an ideal opportunity for eager high school students to improve pre-college skills and develop portfolio materials, for college students wanting more instruction and opportunity to study life drawing in an exceptional studio in order to complement their study towards a degree, and for professionals who simply want to push their discipline farther.

TERM: Course term runs for ten consecutive weeks. One make-up day can be scheduled by Manifest to cover meeting cancellation.

SCHEDULE: Saturdays beginning January 23, 11:30-2:30p.m. CLOSED

ENROLLMENT:
Minimium - 6
Limit - 12

LOCATION: Hosted at Manifest's Drawing Center Studio (147-153) in the ESSEX Studios Complex at 2511 Essex Place (see map and directions below). The studio is a 1700 square-foot sky lit studio space recently outfitted with $20,000 worth of new equipment, furniture, and study aids by way of funding from the Fine Arts Fund and the Greater Cincinnati Foundation.


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About the instructor:

Charles Frymier:

Charles Frymier is a painter, who has been showing his works regionally through Closson’s Art Gallery since the late Eighties. He is a graduate of the Art Academy of Cincinnati, with a BFA in Painting and Printmaking.  Since graduating he has produced a varied body of figure and genre painting for public exhibitions and private commissions. Charles has recently taught drawing courses for the Art Academy at both their Essex Studio space and downtown campus.  Working with Manifest’s studio classes will fulfill his goal to help broaden the growing interest in academic figure drawing.