In-Person: Silverpoint School: What The Old Masters Knew Workshop

Silverpoint School: What The Masters Knew Workshop: In-Person

Philip Padwe | Spring 2023 | April 29 - April 30

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Class Description:

This workshop will explain and explore the history and application of silverpoint over the centuries, laying bare all aspects of a contemporary silverpoint practice.

Some of the greatest drawings in history were made with silverpoint. This magical medium has been used for over 500 years to create figure drawings, landscapes, portraits, still-life, and even abstract expressionist artworks. It was favored by Leonardo da Vinci, Albrecht Dürer, and Rembrandt as both a linear and tonal medium. It is uniquely delicate, yet paradoxically: so very durable. It allows for a huge range of tonal mark-making (you can literally draw with forks and spoons) and it ‘changes color’ over time, further adding to it’s mystique!

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Workshop Dates:

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

Day	Date	Time
Day 1:	4/29/2023	10 am - 5 pm ET
Day 2:	4/30/2023	10 am - 5 pm ET

Before Class - Welcome & How to Prepare for Class
Day 1 - The History of Silverpoint
Day 2 - Silverpoint Techniques
After Class - Wrap Up

$245.00
In-Person
2 Days
Beginner to Advanced

Meet Your Instructor

Philip Padwe

Instructor

Phil received a BA in Writing from SUNY Purchase, and MFA in Drawing from the New York Academy of Art. In between he completed a two year independent study of Old Master drawings at the British Museum and fell in love with the Old Master medium of silverpoint. Phil has shown his silverpoint drawings nationally and had his portraiture appear in The New York Times; NPR; and on NY1 News. He is in the permanent collection of the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, at Cornell University; and has commissioned portraits in the collections of Columbia University and NYU's School of International Students and Scholars. Phil is currently the Cast Drawing Instructor at the Art Students League of New York, and has taught Life Drawing to undergrads at the New York Academy of Art; as well as at The Salmagundi Club.