The Ryder Studio

Atelier Session 4 begins March 27, 2024

Figure Painting on a Toned Ground
Covering major topics of painting, including: drawing and erasing with brushes in oil paint, and the direct application of opaque color in a series of brushstrokes, proceeding from dark to light, representing the form and the effect of the light.

Figure Drawing on Toned Paper
Covering major topics of drawing on toned paper, including: how to balance the use of the graphite and chalk, how not to overuse the chalk, how not to flatten the form with the chalk, and how to develop the dark light with the graphite.

CONTACT:
505-603-9980
[email protected]

Portrait painting by Celeste Ryder

ATELIER SESSION 4
FIGURE DRAWING & PAINTING
3.27.24 - 4.26.24
CONTACT:
505-603-9980
[email protected]

Figure Drawing by M Tobias Hall

Week 1 (Mar.27-29):
AM: Figure Painting Demo: (poster, brush drawing, form painting on toned ground)
PM: Long Pose Figure Painting (wk. 1)
Week 2: April 1-5
AM: Figure Painting Demo: (poster, brush drawing, form painting on toned ground)
PM: Long Pose Figure Painting (wk. 2)
Week 3 (Apr.8-12):
AM: Long Pose Figure Painting (wk. 3)
PM: 1-week Figure Pose (drawing or painting)
Week 4 (Apr. 15-19):
AM: Long Pose Figure Painting (wk. 4)
PM: 1-week Figure Pose (drawing or painting)
Week 5 (Apr.22-26):
AM: Long Pose Figure Painting (wk. 5)
PM: 1-week Figure Pose (drawing or painting)