Strategic Figure Drawing: Gesture (In-Person Class)

Strategic Drawing: Gesture, Proportion, & Perspective: In-Person

Evan Kitson | Spring I | Fridays: Jan 16 - Feb 20

Class Description:

Develop your confidence and skills in order to create compelling figure drawings in a supportive environment.

Taught by MFA Faculty Evan Kitson, this six-week in-person course is designed for artists of all levels, focusing on depicting the nude human form with dynamic gestures, mastering accurate proportions, and applying perspective principles to create lifelike drawings from observation. Working from 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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Spring I Session Dates:

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

Week	Date	Time
Week 1:	1/16/2026	6:30 - 9:30 pm ET
Week 2:	1/23/2026	6:30 - 9:30 pm ET
Week 3:	1/30/2026	6:30 - 9:30 pm ET
Week 4:	2/06/2026	6:30 - 9:30 pm ET
Week 5:	2/13/2026	6:30 - 9:30 pm ET
Week 6:	2/20/2026	6:30 - 9:30 pm ET

Before Class - Welcome & How to Prepare for Class
Week 1 - Getting Started
Week 2 - Looking at Gesture
Week 3 - Proportion via Shape
Week 4 - Proportion & Gesture via Measurement Strategies
Week 5 - Perspective: Point of View
Week 6 - Putting it All Together

$360.00
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.