Strategic Drawing: In-Person

Evan Kitson | Summer | Saturdays: June 1 - Aug 3

Interested in this course? Email us at [email protected]

Class Description:

Standing in front of a canvas, facing their subject matter - a still life, a model, a cast - every artist faces the same question: where do I start?

This class answers that question! Develop a dependable strategy for observational drawing from any subject matter. Learn to navigate materiality, gesture, line, proportion, light, and shadow in a way that clicks with your sensibility while also giving your work a rock-solid foundation. Working from the Academy’s amazing collection of plaster casts and weekly sessions with a live nude figure model, students will encounter new concepts every class to strengthen their drawing, painting, and perception. Each week will build these concepts into larger surveys of what it means to draw the figure. By the end of the class, students will have these concepts, techniques, and experiences internalized. You’ll be able to apply them to any piece of art you want to create.

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Summer Semester Dates:

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

Week	Date	Time
Week 1:	6/01/2024	10 am - 1 pm ET
Week 2:	6/08/2024	10 am - 1 pm ET
Week 3:	6/15/2024	10 am - 1 pm ET
Week 4:	6/22/2024	10 am - 1 pm ET
Week 5:	6/29/2024	10 am - 1 pm ET
Week 6:	7/06/2024	10 am - 1 pm ET
Week 7:	7/13/2024	10 am - 1 pm ET
Week 8:	7/20/2024	10 am - 1 pm ET
Week 9:	7/27/2024	10 am - 1 pm ET
Week 10:	8/03/2024	10 am - 1 pm ET

Before Class - Welcome & How to Prepare for Class
Week 1 - Materials and "The Start"
Week 2 - Strong Starting Priorities
Week 3 - Shape
Week 4- Shadow Accents: the Core and the Cast
Week 5 - Light Accents: The Turn and Light Effect
Week 6 - Additive/Subtractive Tonal Drawing
Week 7 - Graphic Effect vs Actual Structure
Week 8 - Figure Structure: Bi-Lateral Relationships
Week 9 - "Measurement" Revisited
Week 10 - Cross-Hatching

$560.00
In-Person
10 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.