Long Pose Drawing & Painting I: In-Person Class

Long Pose Figure Drawing & Painting I: In-Person

Evan Kitson | Summer II | Saturdays: Jun 28 - Aug 9

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. Building on the established figure pose from our Summer Long Pose I course, our model will now be clothed but in the same pose. This follow-up allows participants to study the difficult relationship of figure structure and clothing in an artwork, and allows Long Pose I participants to utilize their previous drawings as studies. We’ll be focusing on artistic structural anatomy, light and shade, and resolving form and texture. Enhance your understanding of these critical skills, explore new concepts with various painting materials and techniques, and develop confidence in creating compelling long pose figure paintings in a collaborative and supportive environment. Participants of this course are welcome to draw or paint, but this session Evan will be discussing and demonstrating painting.

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Summer II Session Dates:

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

Week	Date	Time
Week 1:	6/28/2025	2 - 5 pm ET
Week 2:	7/12/2025	2 - 5 pm ET
Week 3:	7/19/2025	2 - 5 pm ET
Week 4:	7/26/2025	2 - 5 pm ET
Week 5:	8/02/2025	2 - 5 pm ET
Week 6:	8/09/2025	2 - 5 pm ET

Before Class - Welcome & How to Prepare for Class
Week 1 - Getting Started, Color Study Recalibration
Week 2 - Looking at the Ribcage, Pelvis, Skull, and Ground Plane
Week 3 - Exploring an Expanded Color Spectrum – Looking at “Hue” Concepts
Week 4- Optical Color Effect and Shape Design
Week 5 - Big to Small Forms and Color Notes
Week 6 - Resolution

$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.