Instructor - Zach Mendoza

Intermediate
Sunday afternoons, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
October 18 - December 6 (No class Nov 29)
7 weeks
$450 public / $415 member (+additional live model fee)

Studio 2

This course is designed to strengthen each student's understanding of figurative painting through a balance of traditional academic methods and contemporary approaches. Working primarily from a live model, students will develop observational skills while exploring composition, color, value, edges, and paint handling.

The first half of the course emphasizes academic painting techniques, guiding students through the complete process of developing a sustained figure painting from life. The second half builds upon these fundamentals by encouraging students to develop a more contemporary and personal approach to figurative painting while continuing to work from a sustained live pose. Students will explore abstraction, expressive mark-making, compositional experimentation, and other contemporary painting practices as they begin to cultivate their own artistic voice.

Students of all experience levels are welcome. Individual instruction, demonstrations, and critiques will be provided throughout the course.

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