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Introduction to Drawing
Instructor: Sarah Stolar
10 Sessions / Tuesdays, June 5-August 7
Time: 6:30-9:30 pm
Location: Studio 13
Number: DR1006
Tuition: $400
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Introduction to Drawing is a survey of the basic techniques, materials, theory, and vocabulary of the art form, serving as an overall introduction to the practice of observational drawing. Students will investigate composition, spatial relationships, and the importance of light as it relates to the illusion of three-dimensional space. Students will complete several drawings, including still lifes, self-portraits, the skeleton, and artist copies. These drawings will be executed using a variety of traditional drawing materials such as charcoal, pastel, Conté, pencil, and ink. With these materials, students will develop an understanding of technical variety in mark-making using perspective, proportion, scale, volume, texture, contrast, value, line, and shade. Toward the end of the semester, students will be introduced to color and collage to create more experimental works on paper. Each session will be devoted to studio work with some art historical discussion. This class is suitable for beginners, students who want to build a portfolio for college, and experienced artists who wish to hone their skills. No prerequisite.
Sarah Stolar has a MFA in New Genres from the San Francisco Art Institute and a BFA in Painting from the Art Academy of Cincinnati. She is a painter, multimedia, and video artist whose process stems from drawing. Her work is narrative, autobiographical, figurative, and abstract. Her work has been recently included in Currents 2011 in Santa Fe; the FADA Los Angeles Art Fair; the Red Dot Art Fair in NYC; and exhibitions at Root Division in San Francisco; the Kennedy Art Museum in Athens, OH; the Contemporary Artists Center in North Adams, MA; the Peter Norton Symphony Space in New York; the Los Angeles Art Association Echo Park Film Center; the Cincinnati Art Museum; and the Carnegie Center for the Arts in Covington, KY. Stolar is represented by the Bohemian Gallery in Kansas City, Los Angeles, and Montevideo. She is also a costume designer and performance art collaborator, working with Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens of Love Art Lab, who recently performed at the 53rd Venice Biennale. www.sarahstolar.com
Figure Drawing
Instructor: Mary Anne Kluth
10 Sessions / Thursdays, June 7-August 9
Time: 6:30-9:30 pm
Location: Studio 13
Number: DR1005
Tuition: $400
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Figure Drawing is an introductory course for all skill levels and abilities. The first five weeks will focus on observational drawing skills, working from a live model in the studio, and using primarily charcoal and graphite. We will cover contour drawings, negative space, gesture drawings, the diagram, and shading techniques. The second half of the course will build on these exercises, and demonstrations will include experimental water-media and collage techniques including acrylic medium transfers and watercolor resists. Students will be encouraged to keep a personal sketchbook, and to collect reference materials. No prerequisite.
Mary Anne Kluth is an artist, curator, and writer living in San Francisco. She received a BFA from California College of the Arts and an MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute. Kluth has exhibited her paintings and interdisciplinary work in Hong Kong, Los Angeles, and all over the Bay Area, and has been featured in Harper's Magazine, ArtNews, and SF Weekly. She is represented by Frey Norris Contemporary & Modern. Her critical writing has been published in Artweek, Art Practical, and on stretcher.org. www.maryannekluth.com
Open Drawing Studio - Summer Dates
Fridays, June 8 – August 3, no session on July 27 due to campus-wide event
Time: 5:30-8:30 pm
Location: Studio 14
Tuition: Free (no advanced registration is necessary)
SFAI’s well-known Friday Open Drawing Studio has been an art resource in the Bay Area since the 1950s. It provides students with a great opportunity to draw from a live model in a relaxed and informal atmosphere.
The Open Drawing Studio is made possible through the generous support of SFAI alumna Judith Krebs Snyderman (BFA Painting, 1994).
