• drawing of older woman
  • painting of skull
  • drawing of woman with glasses

Class Description:

The hardest thing to capture in art is the human figure.

Taught by MFA Faculty Evan Kitson, this six-week in-person course is designed for intermediate and advanced students. Working on a single long pose over six weeks, we’ll be focusing on depicting the nude human form with an emphasis on composition, anatomy, and material handling. Enhance your understanding of arranging elements within the frame, refine your technique with various drawing materials, and develop confidence in creating compelling long pose figure drawings in a group of creative peers. Participants of this course are welcome to draw or paint, but this Spring Evan will be discussing and demonstrating painting.
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Spring I Session Dates:

Scheduled occurrences for the next semester of this class are as follows:

Week
Date
Time
Week 1:
1/18/2025
2 - 5 pm ET
Week 2:
1/25/2025
2 - 5 pm ET
Week 3:
2/01/2025
2 - 5 pm ET
Week 4:
2/08/2025
2 - 5 pm ET
Week 5:
2/15/2025
2 - 5 pm ET
Week 6:
2/22/2025
2 - 5 pm ET


  1. Before Class - Welcome & How to Prepare for Class

  2. Week 1 - Getting Started, Study

  3. Week 2 - The Start

  4. Week 3 - Structure and Perspective

  5. Week 4- Refinement of Light and Shade Notes Through Temperature

  6. Week 5 - Building the drop off of light and shade on form

  • $330.00
  • In-Person
  • 6 Weeks
  • Beginner to Intermediate

Meet Your Instructor

Evan Kitson

Instructor

A draftsman, painter, instructor, anatomist, curator, collector, and all-around art-obsessed thirty-something, Evan Kitson splits his time between Lancaster, PA where he maintains a lively studio practice working with deceased subjects, and New York, NY where he exhibits and instructs. Kitson earned his BFA in Illustration from the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, his MFA from the New York Academy of Art, and has held a number of studio assistantships, notably working with Odd Nerdrum. Evan has taught in many institutions, including The Art Student's League of New York, The Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, The New York Academy of Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harrisburg Area Community College, and Studio Incamminati. He has given talks at Millersville University, Booth Gallery, Grand Central Atelier, and Parsons School of Design. Alongside his active studio practice and impressive course load, Evan is currently an Artist in Residence at the North Museum in Lancaster, PA.

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