- Space is limited,-be sure to reserve your spot today
Now accepting student enrollment for:
“Still Life Painting, An Introduction”
with Instructor J. THOMAS LEGASPI
Representational imagery is manifested though a process of intense observation and skillful interpretation.
The still-life genre has provided a historical testimony of the subjects and values relevant and pertinent to their authors and to the context of its creation.
Still-life paintings created today have the ability to provide a sense of what our time was like, what things we valued, what stories we choose to narrate as well as a testament to our technical proficiency. Having a solid foundation in the rudimentary language of painting can only make for a more formidable artist . Knowledgable Decorus Atelier Instructor J. Thomas Legaspi carefully guides you through this amazing course that is sure to improve each student.
Compositional concerns, juxtaposing imagery, personal and cultural identity, counterpoint, allegory, and narrative metaphors are some of the motifs to be explored.
This exciting course explores this genre's vast conceptual possibilities yet remains grounded in a strong classical foundation. From a technical approach, a strong emphasis on drawing, value control, varying brush applications, transparent and semi-transparent color glazing, and form and edge resolution are all key lessons to be learned.
The course begins with compositional sketches developing into fully realized drawings. After transferring the drawing, layers of monochromatic paint is applied for the underpainting (open and closed grisaille) following with transparent and semi-transparent glazes of color until the process resolutes to a finished painting.
-Class starts in May and lasts one month
This class meets twice a week from 6:30pm -9:30pm
Space is limited to 10 students only -Enroll today to ensure your spot
For additional information or to enroll
please contact :
DecorusAtelier@gmail.com
646-597-2471
SPECIAL SUMMER WORKSHOP/CLASS
"Introduction to Écorché: Portrait Anatomy (Sculpture)" - 10 day workshop
with
Instructor James Xavier Barbour
Écorché sculpture workshop is strong method to master and to commit the complex forms of the human figure to memory. This course will last a total of two weeks and will focus on better understanding the skull and muscles of the face, as well as it's various facial features. Students will use oil-based clay on an armature to build a lifesize anatomical sculpture of the human head. They will first sculpt a life-size skull from an actual plaster cast. They will then proceed to sculpt the unique muscles of the face onto the skull. Students will learn through a series of master lectures on the anatomy of the head, anatomy textbooks, photo, and model as needed.
July 7- 11, and July 14-18, 2014
Time: 6:30pm-9:30pm
cost : $400
Space is limited to 10 students only -Enroll today to ensure your spot
For additional information or to enroll
please contact :
DecorusAtelier@gmail.com
646-597-2471
